Rosalind Franklin
Rosalind Elsie Franklin (25 July, 1920 - 16 April, 1958) was a British physical chemist and crystallographer who made important contributions to the understanding of the fine structures of coal and graphite, DNA and viruses.
Recognition
- King's College London opened the Franklin-Wilkins Building http://www.kcl.ac.uk/about/elevat/ch1.html in 2000 in honour of Dr. Rosalind Franklin's and Dr. Maurice Wilkin's work at the college.
- In 2004, Finch University of Health Sciences/The Chicago Medical School, located in North Chicago, IL, changed its name to Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science.
- This was contributed by Aaron Klug to The Times newspaper, London (England) on 19 April 1958.
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