Rosalind Franklin
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Born: London, England, July 25, 1920
Died: London, England, April 16, 1958
Franklin died at the age of 37 from ovarian cancer. Science was her passion and she knew she wanted to become a scientist at the age of 15. She attented Girls only schools, studying physics and chemistry. Her father rather she didn't become a scientist and become a social worker instead. She changed his mind by attending Newnham College and graduated in 1941. She then attented Cambridge University and earned her doctorate in physical chemistry.
Franklin discovered the shape of DNA by taking a X-ray diffraction of DNA in 1951. She did this by crystallography which is when a crystal is exposed to x-rays in order to produce a diffraction pattern. She also discovered Form A and Form B DNA's. This discovery is important to science because if it weren't for her, we would probably stil be figuring out what shpe DNA is in, how it works, and all the other ins and outs of it.
Died: London, England, April 16, 1958
Franklin died at the age of 37 from ovarian cancer. Science was her passion and she knew she wanted to become a scientist at the age of 15. She attented Girls only schools, studying physics and chemistry. Her father rather she didn't become a scientist and become a social worker instead. She changed his mind by attending Newnham College and graduated in 1941. She then attented Cambridge University and earned her doctorate in physical chemistry.
Franklin discovered the shape of DNA by taking a X-ray diffraction of DNA in 1951. She did this by crystallography which is when a crystal is exposed to x-rays in order to produce a diffraction pattern. She also discovered Form A and Form B DNA's. This discovery is important to science because if it weren't for her, we would probably stil be figuring out what shpe DNA is in, how it works, and all the other ins and outs of it.