<Tr> <Th> Dewey Decimal </Th> <Td> 574.87 / 3282 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> LC Class </Th> <Td> QU58W339d 1968 </Td> </Tr> <P> The Double Helix: A Personal Account of the Discovery of the Structure of DNA is an autobiographical account of the discovery of the double helix structure of DNA written by James D. Watson and published in 1968 . Watson is a U.S. molecular biologist, geneticist and zoologist, best known as one of the co-discoverers of the structure of DNA in 1953 with Francis Crick . </P> <P> In 1998, the Modern Library placed The Double Helix at number 7 on its list of the 100 best nonfiction books of the 20th century . In 2012, The Double Helix was named as one of the 88 "Books That Shaped America" by the Library of Congress . </P>

Who proposed the double helix structure of dna