Howard Markel
Howard Markel, MD, PhD, was the George E. Wantz Distinguished Professor of the History of Medicine at the University of Michigan. He is an award-winning author, most recently of Origin Story, and a contributor to PBS NewsHour, the New York Times, and The New Yorker. He lives in New York City.
Howard Markel
Howard Markel, MD, PhD, was the George E. Wantz Distinguished Professor of the History of Medicine at the University of Michigan. He is an award-winning author, most recently of Origin Story, and a contributor to PBS NewsHour, the New York Times, and The New Yorker. He lives in New York City.
Books by Howard Markel

The Secret of Life: Rosalind Franklin, James Watson, Francis Crick, and the Discovery of DNA's Double Helix
Howard Markel
Hardback, 2021
A definitive history of the race to unravel DNA’s structure, by one of our most prominent medical historians.
The Secret of Life: Rosalind Franklin, James Watson, Francis Crick, and the Discovery of DNA's Double Helix
Howard Markel
E Book, 2021
A definitive history of the race to unravel DNA’s structure, by one of our most prominent medical historians.
The Secret of Life: Rosalind Franklin, James Watson, Francis Crick, and the Discovery of DNA's Double Helix
Howard Markel
Paperback, 2023
A definitive history of the race to unravel DNA’s structure by one of our most prominent medical historians
Origin Story: The Trials of Charles Darwin
Howard Markel
Hardback, 2024
A lively account of how Darwin’s work on natural selection transformed science and society and an investigation into the mysterious illness that plagued its author
Origin Story: The Trials of Charles Darwin
Howard Markel
E Book
A lively account of how Darwin’s work on natural selection transformed science and society and an investigation into the mysterious illness that plagued its author
Origin Story: The Trials of Charles Darwin
Howard Markel
Paperback, 2025
A lively account of how Darwin’s work on natural selection transformed science and society, and an investigation into the mysterious illness that plagued its author



