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James Watson & Francis Crick
DNA Double Helix Structure
Born 1928 / 1916 🇺🇸 USA / England 1953
🧬 Known For
1
DNA double helix — the structure of the molecule of life
2
Used Rosalind Franklin's X-ray data (Photo 51) crucially
3
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (1962) shared with Maurice Wilkins
Nobel Prize 1962 (shared with Wilkins)
Quick Facts
Field
🧬 Biology
Country
🇺🇸 USA / England
Born
1928 / 1916
Key Year
1953
Invention
DNA Double Helix Structure