Notes on computing assistance for tobacco mosaic virus research

Notes on computing assistance for tobacco mosaic virus research

Contributor(s):
Churchill Archives Centre. The Papers of Rosalind Franklin
Bernal, John Desmond
Franklin, Rosalind
Publication:
Produced: 25 May 1954
Language(s):
English
Format:
Text
Subject(s):
Tobacco Mosaic Virus
X-Ray Diffraction
Genre(s):
Archival Materials
Notes
Memorandums
Abstract:
The mathematical analysis of Franklin's x-ray diffraction data required hundreds of calculations, which had to be done by hand before the advent of electronic computers. Franklin requested and was granted funds to hire three "computers"--women with mathematics training--to assist with this work. This memo to Bernal details her progress with these arrangements.
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Extent:
1 pages
NLM Unique ID:
101584586X56 (See in Profiles in Science)
Profiles in Science ID:
KRBBDR
Permanent Link:
http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101584586X56
Archival Collection:
The Rosalind Franklin Papers (Profiles in Science)