Francis Crick: A Singular Approach to Scientific Discovery

Francis’ office window (at the Salk) commanded a panorama of the Pacific. “This grand natural scene was a physical correlate of Francis’s intellectual world: wide-ranging, brilliantly lit, a little overawing, but also immensely inviting and above all an exciting place to be.” (Mitchison, 2004). Francis’ office window (at the Salk) commanded a panorama of the Pacific. “This grand natural scene was a physical correlate of Francis’s intellectual world: wide-ranging, brilliantly lit, a little overawing, but also immensely inviting and above all an exciting place to be.” (Mitchison, 2004).