Also, the PCR reaction was effectively described in an earlier 1971 paper from Gobind Khorana (see final paragraph):
<a href="https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/0022283671904694" rel="nofollow">https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/0022283671...</a>
More color on Kary Mullis:
<a href="https://classic.esquire.com/article/1994/7/1/is-kary-mullis-god-or-just-the-big-kahuna" rel="nofollow">https://classic.esquire.com/article/1994/7/1/is-kary-mullis-...</a>