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Rosalind Franklin
Rosalind Franklin: The Dark Lady of DNA | Brenda Maddox
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In 1962, Maurice Wilkins, Francis Crick, and James Watson received the Nobel Prize, but it was Rosalind Franklin's data and photographs of DNA that led to their discovery. Brenda Maddox tells a powerful story of a remarkably single-minded, forthright, and tempestuous young woman who, at the age of fifteen, decided she was going to be a scientist, but who was airbrushed out of the greatest scientific discovery of the twentieth century.
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JGadz11
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Saturday morning snuggles. 📚😻

britt_brooke So cute! 6y
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JGadz11
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Current #tbr pile 📚

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JGadz11
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Today‘s #uncannyoctober theme is close to my heart, as a female science teacher with a background in genetics. #diverse #nonfiction #litsyreads @RealLifeReading

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JacintaMCarter
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drbethandherkindle
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Photograph 51, Rosalind Franklin's most famous X-ray crystallography photo of DNA, used without her knowledge or consent by Watson and Crick to build and publish the structural model of DNA. In addition to DNA, Franklin was an authority on structures of carbons and plant viruses. Read if you're into science biographies; if you're not, tell people her contributions and that she preferred her name to be pronounced "Ros-lind". #LitsyAtoZ

Hooked_on_books I love her! One of the many women in history who was used and shat upon by her male colleagues. 8y
auntie_jenn aha! i just read about this photo in Muhkerjee's The Gene. 8y
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JoeStalksBeck ❤❤❤️❤️❤️ 8y
drbethandherkindle @Hooked__on__books Yes! One thing I didn't realize was how friendly she was with with Watson and Crick after they published their model and then Watson went on to be terrible to her in 8y
drbethandherkindle @auntie_jenn @Ebooksandcooks How is The Gene? I haven't read it and I'm afraid it would irritate me 8y
drbethandherkindle @Ebooksandcooks Thanks for the link! I'll add it to my TBR 8y
auntie_jenn i took a pause on The Gene. i was listening on audio and had a hard time keeping track of the concurrent story lines. i may come back to it on paper so i can flip back. i respect all the work and research, though. 8y
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drbethandherkindle
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the kindle cover of my current read is exceedingly boring, but that just means more room for stickers! #makeroommakeroom Also, the subtitle of this book is the Dark Lady of DNA which is an excellent superhero name 👩🏼‍🔬

Hooked_on_books I think I have this one. I love Rosalind Franklin! 8y
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Hooked_on_books
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#augustphotochallenge photo 3. Location: Dining room. Collection: newer and brand new acquisitions. Definitely books high on the TBR. (The saber was my Dad's, in case that looks strange there.)

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StaceGhost
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"The inserted words were 'Thus our general ideas are consistent with the model proposed by Crick and Watson.' So indeed they should have been consistent, considering that the Watson-Crick model was in large part derived from her work" (p. 211).

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StaceGhost
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Talk about a woman crush Wednesday! I'm not even sure which to read first! 🤓