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- 25th July 1920
- 15 years old
- in 1920 I was born to an affluentJewish family in London,
- by the time I was fifteen I knew I wanted to be a scientist
- I studied at the University of Cambridge andfor my PhD I studied the porosity of coal whileworking for the British Coal UtilizationResearch Association (BCURA). My researchinto coal helped scientists understand whichcoals were best used for what type of fuelneeds.
- After my PhD, I earned a job working withJacques Mering. Mering was an excellent X-raycrystallographer who used a technique calledX-ray diffraction to study various materials. X-ray diffraction produces three-dimensionalimages of molecules.
- In 1951, I began a 3 year fellowship atKing’s College, London under the direction ofJohn Randall. Many scientists around theworld were racing to be the first to discoverthe structure of DNA.
- I chose the A form of DNA and Wilkinschose the B form. I must admit, his was thebetter choice as the B form hinted at a helicalstructure which he had suspected from hisearlier research.
- DNA
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