The Rosalind Franklin Papers tell the fascinating story of Franklin's life, work, and legacy. Rosalind Elsie Franklin was born on July 25, 1920, in London, to Ellis Franklin, a partner at Keyser's ...

The book is "The Secret of Life: Rosalind Franklin, James Watson, Francis Crick, and the Discovery of DNA's Double Helix." Howard Markel, always great to see you. Dr. Howard Markel: ...

Rosalind Franklin was born July 25, 1920, ... By the age of 15, over objections from her father, who thought she should go into social work; Franklin decided to become a scientist.

X-ray work: Franklin used X-ray diffraction techniques to study the structure of DNA. Correction: A previous version of this article stated that Linus Pauling was the only person to ever win two ...

Born in London on July 25, 1920, chemist Rosalind Elsie Franklin was a woman of many talents, the most prominent of which was her talent for scientific discovery. From a young age, Franklin was ...

A draft of a Time magazine story from the time, written “in consultation with Franklin” but never published, described the work on DNA’s structure as a joint effort between the two groups.

The woman whose work formed a basis for the Nobel Prize for the structure of DNA has not been appreciated until recently. Rosalind Franklin's legend may not do justice to the compassionate ...

Historians have long debated the role that Dr. Franklin played in identifying the double helix. A new opinion essay argues that she was an “equal contributor.” By Emily Anthes On April 25 ...

Franklin then has to choose whether to prioritize the relationship or her work. Schwartz, Bay Street Theater’s artistic director, said he was drawn to the project for its potential to fill in ...

Chemist Rosalind Franklin died sixty years ago today, on April 16, 1958, without recognition for her vital work in discovering the structure of DNA.