Crick scientist biography

Chemist and biophysicist
1920-1958

Franklin began working at King’s College London in 1951 and used X-ray diffraction techniques to find that human DNA had two forms: a dry “A” form and wet “B” form.

But did you also know his theory of gravity allowed the Englishman to calculate the mass of each planet and Earth’s ocean tides? This helped pave the way for quantum mechanics.

Bohr was also a key contributor to the Manhattan Project, in which the United States developed an atomic bomb during World War II. Bohr worked with project director J.

Robert Oppenheimer, the subject of the 2023 biopic Oppenheimer. 1957-09-19T00:00:00+000019 Sep 1957Francis Crick presented the theory that the main function of genetic material is to control the synthesis of proteinsCrickCavendish LaboratorySydney Brenner and Francis Crick came up with the idea while trying to solve the condrum posed by an earlier experiment carried out by by Arthur Pardee and Francis Jacob which contradicted conventional thinking about how the ribosome functioned.

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Physicist and chemist
1867-1934

Curie, originally from modern-day Poland, was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize—in physics—and also became the first person to win two Nobel prizes.

The scientist, with the help of husband Pierre Curie, discovered radioactivity and the elements polonium and radium.

Their work built on that of Rosalind Franklin, and Maurice Wilkins.

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Physicist
1879-1955

In addition to his frizzy hair and reported distaste for wearing socks, Einstein became famous for his theory of relativity, suggesting that space and time are intertwined.

Published in 1953, this work paved the way to new understandings of how genetic material is stored and copied allowing for new ways of looking and manipulating biological processes. The process of treating food items with heat to kill pathogens—known as pasteurization—also bears his name.

However, the French scientist is arguably most renowned for his efforts in creating vaccines for diseases such as cholera, smallpox, anthrax, and rabies.

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Physicist
1885-1962

Bohr studied and played soccer at Denmark’s University of Copenhagen before embarking to England to work with J.J. Thomson, who discovered the electron. When he's not working, you can find him at the nearest amusement park or movie theater and cheering on his favorite teams.