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'' 'Francis Crick' '' (1916 - 2004) was the British [[biophysicist]] who, together with the American [[James Watson]] discovered the structure of the molecule [[DNA]].
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In 1979 Francis Crick, the co-discoverer of DNA, lamented the blunderbuss nature of existing technologies.
World Wide Mind Michael chorost 2011
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This inescapable conundrum is what has driven otherwise brilliant minds to concoct such exotic and evidence-averse theories as directed panspermia -- the notion that life was seeded on Earth by space aliens -- posited by Nobel Prize winning biologist Francis Crick and at times seconded by Richard Dawkins.
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In 1979 Francis Crick, the co-discoverer of DNA, lamented the blunderbuss nature of existing technologies.
World Wide Mind Michael chorost 2011
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Then one night Francis Crick had a dream about a coiled snake.
Make Yourself Unforgettable Dale Carnegie 2011
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For example, in his 2001 book Scientism: Science, Ethics, and Religion, Mikael Stenmark pointed out that statements such as Francis Crick's claim that "we are nothing but packs of neutrons," Carl Sagan's "the Cosmos is all that is or ever was or ever will be," and Richard Dawkins's "every living object's sole reason for living is that of being a machine for propagating DNA" are extrascientific or philosophical claims.
Robert J. Cabin: Blinding Ourselves With Scientism Robert J. Cabin 2011
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The Copley Medal, which recognises "outstanding achievements in research in any branch of science", has previously been awarded to such eminent scientists as Charles Darwin, Michael Faraday, Albert Einstein, Dorothy Hodgkin, Francis Crick and Stephen Hawking.
The Royal Society of London announces the 2011 Copley Medal winner 2011
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In the 1960s, James Watson and Francis Crick were two young research biologists at Cambridge University in England.
Make Yourself Unforgettable Dale Carnegie 2011
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For example, in his 2001 book Scientism: Science, Ethics, and Religion, Mikael Stenmark pointed out that statements such as Francis Crick's claim that "we are nothing but packs of neutrons," Carl Sagan's "the Cosmos is all that is or ever was or ever will be," and Richard Dawkins's "every living object's sole reason for living is that of being a machine for propagating DNA" are extrascientific or philosophical claims.
Robert J. Cabin: Blinding Ourselves With Scientism Robert J. Cabin 2011
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Remember, Francis Crick would not have dreamed the structure of DNA if he had not worked so hard first.
Make Yourself Unforgettable Dale Carnegie 2011
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