![]() Sometimes called X-ray diffraction, this was a technique used to determine the atomic structure of crystals. It was at Laboratorie Central that Franklin became fascinated with crystallography. She was one of the small percentage of females working in scientific laboratories at that time. in physical chemistry in 1945.Īfter earning her Ph.D., Franklin began working at the Laboratorie Central des Services Chimiques de l’Etat in Paris, France at the recommendation of Marcel Mathieu, a French scientist she met at a conference. Her research there led her to earn her Ph.D. degree, she accepted a position as an assistant research officer at the British Coal Utilisation Research Association. Rosalind joined the Chemistry Society and the Archimedians (the math club). She had very high standards and expected others to have the same” (Glynn, 41). Her friend Gertrude Dyche (nee Clark) remembers Rosalind, “She was straightforward, even forthright, and not inclined to be diplomatic. She pursued her love of science in her undergraduate and graduate studies, majoring in chemistry at Newnham College in Cambridge. Rosalind was expected to attend academic schools and to finish university. Education was extremely important in her family, for both the men and the women. Rosalind studied diligently and won an unusually large number of academic prizes at this competitive school her school certificate noted six academic distinctions. Her sister Jenifer wrote, “many traits of her character were already clear – her intelligence, her skills with her hands, her perfectionism, her logical mind, her outspoken honesty” (Glynn, 26). Paul’s Girls’ School and was particularly drawn to the sciences. When she first learned about God, she was quick to question his gender.Īt age 11, Rosalind excelled at the academically rigorous St. Her sister Jenifer recalls her beginning to talk very early at age 2, she was already teasing her older brother. ![]() Rosalind’s bright mind and independent spirit were evident from a young age. In her short lifetime of only 37 years, Rosalind Franklin produced research that led to a Nobel Prize, yet she was not one of the awardees.īorn on July 25, 1920, she grew up in the flourishing neighborhood of Notting Hill, London, one of five children in an affluent Anglo-Jewish family. ![]() She contributed to a groundbreaking discovery in genetics that would forever be remembered in the history of science – but without her name attached. We had never heard of Rosalind Franklin before and wanted the chance to share Reed’s work on Rosalind Franklin’s story with the LMU community, bringing this important history to light.Īt age 15, Rosalind Elsie Franklin knew that she wanted to be a scientist, but little did she know the enormous impact her work would have upon the world. “Rosalind Franklin with Microscope in 1955.”Įdited by Kennedy Wheatley and Velitchka KaltchevaĮditor’s Note: When Reed Jones submitted this remarkable story in a First Year Seminar class, she never expected her work to be featured by the university. ![]()
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