[Amorymeltzer]

It's mentioned, but his memoir, Dancing Naked in the Mind Field, is absolutely worth the read. It's a quick read, bouncing between inventing PCR and meeting aliens. His views on all sorts of things—HIV/AIDS is the big one—were atrocious, but his life (as told by him) was a fair balance for getting to understand the guy.

[timr]

Agreed. A very interesting book, and your brain won't get infected with crazy if you read it.