Letter from Francis Crick to Jacques Monod

Letter from Francis Crick to Jacques Monod

Contributor(s):
The Wellcome Library for the History and Understanding of Medicine. Francis Harry Compton Crick Papers
Monod, Jacques
Crick, Francis, 1916-2004
Publication:
Produced: 31 December 1961
Language(s):
English
Format:
Text
Subject(s):
DNA
Genre(s):
Archival Materials
Letters (correspondence)
Abstract:
In this letter Crick appraised the contributions made by Maurice Wilkins and Rosalind Franklin to the discovery of the double helix, stating that "the data which really helped us to obtain the structure was mainly obtained by Rosalind Franklin." In addition, Crick claimed credit for James Watson and himself for stimulating recent crystallographic studies of virus structures, studies the two first undertook when Watson returned to the Cavendish for a second extended visit in 1955.. Finally, Crick mentioned the beginning of his affiliation with the Salk Institute of Biological Studies in La Jolla.
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Extent:
2 pages
NLM Unique ID:
101584582X67 (See in Profiles in Science)
Profiles in Science ID:
SCBBFW
Permanent Link:
http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101584582X67
Archival Collection:
The Francis Crick Papers (Profiles in Science)