Rosalind Franklin
Rosalind Franklin counts in Name 100 Women — chemist whose Photo 51 X-ray crystallography was central to understanding DNA's structure.
How to remember her
Photo 51 — the X-ray cross you saw in biology class. Watson and Crick used her data; remember the name behind the image.
At a glance
- Born
- July 25, 1920
- Died
- April 16, 1958
- Occupation
- Chemist
- Nationality
- British
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