Rosalind Franklin
25 July 1920 – 16 April 1958
English chemist whose X-ray diffraction work was central to understanding the molecular structure of DNA, as well as RNA, viruses, coal and graphite.
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Life events
Birth
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Joined King's College London
1951
Began X-ray diffraction studies of DNA fibres.
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Captured Photo 51
May 1952
The X-ray image that revealed the helical structure of DNA.
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Achievement
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Moved to Birkbeck College to study viruses
1953
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Death
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