🔬 SCIENCE
Rosalind Franklin's Life in Weeks
Made critical contributions to the understanding of the molecular structures of DNA, RNA, viruses, coal, and graphite. Her X-ray diffraction images of DNA were key to discovering the double helix.
Rosalind Franklin's 1,968 Weeks
Each box represents one week. Lived weeks Key milestones
Key Milestones
Decided to become a scientist despite her father's initial opposition
Graduated from Cambridge University with a degree in physical chemistry
Mastered X-ray diffraction techniques at a laboratory in Paris
Captured Photo 51, the famous X-ray image of DNA's structure
Died of ovarian cancer, possibly caused by radiation exposure from her research
Legacy
Captured Photo 51, the X-ray diffraction image of DNA that was crucial to Watson and Crick's discovery of the double helix structure. Her contribution went largely unrecognized during her lifetime.
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