Rosalind Franklin: Her Photo 51 Proved DNA's Structure... Two Men Won the Nobel Instead

Описание: Rosalind Franklin: Her Photo 51 Proved DNA's Structure... Two Men Won the Nobel Instead

In 1952, Rosalind Franklin took Photo 51—the X-ray image that revealed DNA's double helix structure.

She didn't know that Maurice Wilkins showed her photograph to James Watson without permission.

She didn't know Watson and Crick used her data to build their model.

She didn't know they'd publish first and take the credit.

By the time the world understood DNA's structure, Rosalind was already being erased.

In 1958, she died of ovarian cancer at age 37. Likely caused by radiation from the very X-ray work that changed biology forever.

Four years later, Watson, Crick, and Wilkins won the Nobel Prize.

Rosalind Franklin wasn't mentioned. Not once.

This is the story of the woman who photographed the secret of life—and was forgotten.

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KEY FACTS:
• Photo 51 taken May 1952
• Shown to Watson without her permission, January 1953
• Watson & Crick published April 1953 using her data
• Franklin died April 1958, age 37
• Nobel Prize awarded 1962 to Watson, Crick & Wilkins
• Franklin never knew her photo was shown without consent
• She's now on stamps, rovers named after her—60 years too late

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SOURCES:
"The Double Helix" by James Watson (1968)
"Rosalind Franklin: The Dark Lady of DNA" by Brenda Maddox (2002)
King's College London Archives
Nature, April 25, 1953 (original publications)
Nobel Prize Archives

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