Matt Ridley is the author of books that have sold well over a million copies in 32 languages: THE RED QUEEN, THE ORIGINS OF VIRTUE, GENOME, NATURE VIA NURTURE, FRANCIS CRICK, THE RATIONAL OPTIMIST, THE EVOLUTION OF EVERYTHING, and HOW INNOVATION WORKS. In his bestseller GENOME and in his biography of Francis Crick, he showed an ability to translate the details of genomic discoveries into understandable and exciting stories. During the current pandemic, he has written essays for the Wall Street Journal and The Spectator about the origin and genomics of the virus. His most recent WSJ piece appeared on January 16, 2021. He is a member of the House of Lords in the UK.
"Matt Ridley's Francis Crick perceptively and warmly recounts the extraordinary life of the 20th century's most important biologist." -- James D. Watson"A nimble biography." -- Los Angeles Times Book Review"A considerably more complete and colorful portrait of Crick than has existed before." -- Nicholas Wade, New York Times"Thoughtful. . .aptly conjures a forgotten scientific landscape. . ." -- New York Times Book Review"Lucid and riveting . . . Completely captivating, a lively and deeply intriguing account of one of biology's most imaginative scientists." -- Kay Redfield Jamison"Matt Ridley's book reads beautifully, the science flowing along with the life, to form a unity." -- Aaron Klug"This is a wonderful book--deeply substantive, lucid, trenchant, and witty. It tells the biggest story in modern biology." -- David Quammen"A fitting tribute to a...canonical figure in modern science" -- Publishers Weekly"Ridley has captured the wonder of an unparalleled scientific mind at work and at play." -- Nicholas Wade, New York TimesPraise for Eminent Lives Series: FRANCIS CRICK and CHARLES DARWIN -- --"The reader gets a strong sense of how these men lived, what they achieved and how they achieved it." -- San Francisco Chronicle"Ridley captures Crick's audacity, brilliance and, not least, eloquence...An excellent first biography" -- Brenda Maddox, Sunday Times (London)"Enjoyable...Ridley does an excellent job of escorting readers on [an] intellectual roller coaster ride." -- BioScience
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