Home›More›Articles›How a Physicist's Small Book Sent Two Biologists Toward DNAArticleHow a Physicist's Small Book Sent Two Biologists Toward DNAConnectionsSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)ConnectionsArticle OnErwin Schrödinger, Scientists Well-attested SourcesErwin Schrödinger (Wikipedia)tier 3WikipediaCareer section, Dublin subsectionQuote, Career section, Dublin subsectionAccording to James D. Watson's memoir, DNA, the Secret of Life, Schrödinger's book gave Watson the inspiration to research the gene, which led to the discovery of the DNA double helix structure in 1953.View the SourceScience Atlas Long-Form ArticlesComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.