2021 book by Walter Isaacson
The Code Breaker: Jennifer Doudna, Gene Editing, and the Future of the Human Race First edition cover
Author Walter Isaacson Language English Subject Genre Publisher Simon & Schuster Publication date
March 9, 2021 Publication place United States Media type Print (hardcover), e-book, audiobook Pages 560 ISBN 978-1-9821-1585-2 (hardcover)OCLC 1187220557 576.5 LC Class QH440 .I83 2021 Preceded by Leonardo da Vinci
The Code Breaker: Jennifer Doudna, Gene Editing, and the Future of the Human Race is a non-fiction book authored by American historian and journalist Walter Isaacson . Published in March 2021 by Simon & Schuster , it is a biography of Jennifer Doudna , the winner of the 2020 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for her work on the CRISPR system of gene editing .[ 1]
On March 22, 2021, Isaacson appeared on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert to discuss the book.[ 2]
Reception
The book debuted at number one on The New York Times nonfiction best-seller list for the week ending March 13, 2021.[ 3]
In its starred review , Kirkus Reviews called it a "vital book about the next big thing in science—and yet another top-notch biography from Isaacson."[ 4]
Publishers Weekly called it a "gripping account of a great scientific advancement and of the dedicated scientists who realized it."[ 5]
References
^ "The Code Breaker" . Simon & Schuster . Retrieved March 18, 2021 .
^ "Robert Downey Jr./Walter Isaacson/Sebastián Yatra/Guaynaa". The Late Show with Stephen Colbert . Episode 1061. March 22, 2021. CBS .
^ "Combined Print & E-Book Nonfiction - Best Sellers" . The New York Times . Archived from the original on March 31, 2021. Retrieved March 18, 2021 .
^ "The Code Breaker: Jennifer Doudna, Gene Editing, and the Future of the Human Race by Walter Isaacson" . Kirkus Reviews . January 6, 2021. Archived from the original on March 10, 2021. Retrieved March 18, 2021 .
^ "Nonfiction Book Review: The Code Breaker: Jennifer Doudna, Gene Editing, and the Future of the Human Race by Walter Isaacson" . Publishers Weekly . January 26, 2021. Archived from the original on February 12, 2021. Retrieved March 18, 2021 .
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