Warning: The NCBI web site requires JavaScript to function. more...
Generate a file for use with external citation management software.
bmaddox@pitt.demon.co.uk
In 1962, James Watson, Francis Crick and Maurice Wilkins received the Nobel prize for the discovery of the structure of DNA. Notably absent from the podium was Rosalind Franklin, whose X-ray photographs of DNA contributed directly to the discovery of the double helix. Franklin's premature death, combined with misogynist treatment by the male scientific establishment, cast her as a feminist icon. This myth overshadowed her intellectual strength and independence both as a scientist and as an individual.
Your browsing activity is empty.
Activity recording is turned off.
Turn recording back on