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Rosalind Franklin

1920–1958 · X-ray Crystallography

Lifespan
1920–1958
Field
X-ray Crystallography
Nationality
British

Known For

Photograph 51, and the measurements that fixed DNA's dimensions. It was shown to Watson without her knowledge; she died at 37, four years before the prize.

Open on the People shelf — the interactive card, the filters, and everything alongside it.

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