James Watson, a renowned molecular biologist and one of the Nobel Prize winners for discovering the structure of DNA, died Thursday after a brief illness, according to a statement from his former employer.
For anyone curious, Rosalind Franklin did get a mention… In the 17th and 18th paragraphs. Might as well be a footnote, just like the original paper. He was an awful, pitiful man, when you read the fine print.
Franklin is represented in our house with a poster on our livingtoom wall along with a few other scientists we like. I don’t have one for Watson or Crick
For anyone curious, Rosalind Franklin did get a mention… In the 17th and 18th paragraphs. Might as well be a footnote, just like the original paper. He was an awful, pitiful man, when you read the fine print.
But why aren’t there any famous women scientists?
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Also, a straight up racist too… The Nobel committee should admend the prize to include Rosalind.
Franklin is represented in our house with a poster on our livingtoom wall along with a few other scientists we like. I don’t have one for Watson or Crick