Gene Machine
by Venki Ramakrishnan · first published 2018
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- Gene Machine: The Race to Decipher the Secrets of the Ribosome (http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/39088590-gene-machine) - by the Nobel Prize-winning discoverer of the ribosome, Venki Ramakrishnan, in the same vein…
on “Ask HN: Favorite nonfiction books of 2018?” ↗…Ramakrishnan got a Nobel Prize in Chemistry, something he finds quite amusing because he has never worked on chemistry. He spends a bit of time explaining his background and his amusement in his book, "Gene Machine".
on “Engineer Who Won the Nobel Prize Twice in Physics” ↗