... DNA was Rosalind Franklin. Even though she had to struggle against a great deal of male ignorance in the scientific community, she still made an impact on the world of science. Born on July 25, 1920, Rosalind attended St. Paul Girl's School in London. Franklin and her four other siblings received an advantaged childhood because their father was a banker. At an early ... ...

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... man sometimes categorized with Rutherford and Bohr. Crick had a very quick and penetrating mind, his colleges often sought after his advise. Crick was working with Perutz who was an Australian born chemist. He had been working on an X-ray diffraction and had been collecting it from hemoglobin crystals for over ten years. Helping Perutz was Sir Lawrence Bragg; Bragg was the ... ...

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James Dewey Watson was born on April sixth, 1928 in Chicago Illinois and is still alive today. He is the only son of James D. Watson, a businessman, and Jean Mithchell, however, he had a younger sister named ... ...

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Linus Pauling was born in 1901 to a pharmist in the suburb of Portland, Oregon. When Linus was nine, his father died, leaving Linus, his two younger sisters and their mother to fend for themselves. ... ...

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