Letter from Francis Crick to James D. Watson

Letter from Francis Crick to James D. Watson

Contributor(s):
The Wellcome Library for the History and Understanding of Medicine. Francis Harry Compton Crick Papers
Watson, James D., 1928-
Crick, Francis, 1916-2004
Publication:
Produced: 19 November 1956
Language(s):
English
Format:
Text
Subject(s):
Crystallography, X-Ray
Genre(s):
Archival Materials
Letters (correspondence)
Abstract:
In this letter Crick mentioned Rosalind Franklin, the X-ray crystallographer on whose images he and Watson drew in uncovering the double helix. Franklin stayed with the Cricks in October and November of 1956, after undergoing a hysterectomy. Crick never asked Franklin about the nature of her "mysterious" illness. She would die of ovarian cancer on April 16, 1958.
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Extent:
1 pages
NLM Unique ID:
101584582X114 (See in Profiles in Science)
Profiles in Science ID:
SCBBJG
Permanent Link:
http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101584582X114
Archival Collection:
The Francis Crick Papers (Profiles in Science)