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Rosalind Franklin is best known for her X-ray crystallography image which were key in figuring out the structure of the double helix, credited to Francis Crick and James Watson and Brian Wilkin. She also helped the project by offering her opinion on the previous structures Crick and Watson and Wilkin created (the rumor is that when she didn't say anything about the double helix, Crick and Watson realized that they could be correct).
Franklin played a monumental part in the discovery which led to a Nobel Prize, but she wasn't eligible to win because she was dead due to complications from ovarian cancer at the age of 37 by the time it was awarded (prizes aren't awarded posthumously, nor for more than three recipients).
She was also know for being, for lack of a better word, a bit of a cow (thanks, in part, to Watson's depictions of her in 'The Double Helix').
The famous X-ray crystallography image [related links]
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∙ 11y ago
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∙ 11y agoRosalind Franklin's work was important because she discovered the DNA when no one else could, then after that James Watson and Francis Crick added to her wonderful work(She was close to solve the structure of the DNA, she had even got the X ray diffraction pictures.)
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∙ 13y agoShe discovered that there were two structures of DNA, one being the double helix.
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∙ 13y agoestablishing most of the principal structural features of DNA.
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∙ 14y agoThrough her work and pictures of DNA done with x-ray chrystalography Watson and Crick were able to identify that the structure of DNA was in the shape of a spiral or double helix.
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∙ 6y agoAn image indicating the shape of a DNA molecule
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∙ 11y agoPrinciple dimensions of the DNA molecule
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What was Rosalind Franklins work?
Rosalind Franklin was a specialist in X-ray cristallography with contributions in the study of nucleic acids, viruses, coal, graphite etc.
What was newtons main contribution to enlightenment thought?
Issac Newton's contribution was Law of Gravity, Action/Reaction and Calculus
Does Rosalind Franklin have any kids?
No Rosalind Franklin didn't have any kids.
Did Rosalind Franklin marry?
Rosalind Franklin did not marry anyone or had any children.
What is Rosalind Franklin's birthday?
Rosalind Franklin was born on July 25, 1920.
Ben franklins main contribution to the constitutional convention was to?
lend his reputation to the convention
What was Rosalind Franklins fathers job?
He was a London merchant banker
What was Ben Franklins main contribution to constitutional convention?
He was a delegate to the Constitutional Convention, and his main contribution was to lend his reputation in support of the Federalists, who sought to write a new Constitution that empowered the federal government.
What was Rosalind Franklins work?
Rosalind Franklin was a specialist in X-ray cristallography with contributions in the study of nucleic acids, viruses, coal, graphite etc.
What was ben franklins main achievements?
you tell me
What Shakespeare plays does Rosalind play?
Rosalind is the main character in Shakespeare's play As You Like It.
How did rosalind franklins x-ray diffraction affect the work of Watson and crick?
Rosalind Franklin used x-ray crystalography to receive pictures of the DNACrick and Watson then used the photo to determine that that the structure of DNA was a double helix - hoped that help :)
What were Rosalind Franklins sibling names?
She had three brothers and one sister. Her brothers were Roland, David, and Colin. Her sister was Jenifer.
Who are the main characters in the play As You Like It?
The main characters in Shakespeare's "As You Like It" are Rosalind, Orlando, and Jaques. Rosalind is an independent, strong-minded woman, Orlando is Rosalind's romantic interest, and Jaques is a reserved faithful lord.
What are some specifics regarding the contribution of rosalind Franklin?
She didnt do much so just put that she was a failure
What represents ben franklins primary contribution to American literature?
poor Richard almanack & his autobiography
What contribution of the Lydians still exists today?
The Lydian's main contribution is that they invented the first coin.
