This text argues that molecular biology did not "evolve" in a random fashion but was an expression of systematic efforts by scientists and the foundations they relied upon for financial support to direct the development of biological research toward a shared vision of science and society.
The organizational history of Caltech is the loom on which Kay has woven an intricate fabric of the molecular vision of life.
the book has the great merit to give insight in the expectation of young American scientists and in what troubles their minds!
