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Dr. Rosalind E. Franklin, Reprint from Nature

  • 1958-Jul-19

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Obituary in Nature for Rosalind Franklin (1920-1958), written by her friend and mentor J. D. Bernal (1901-1971). Bernal, director of Birkbeck College's Biomolecular Research Laboratory, invited Franklin to work at Birkbeck College in 1953.

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  • Series V: Rosalind E. Franklin papers
  • Sub-series 1: Biographical
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  • Box 7, Folder 3

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Bernal, J. D. (John Desmond). “Dr. Rosalind E. Franklin, Reprint from Nature.” Great Britain, July 19, 1958. History of Molecular Biology Collection, Box 7, Folder 3. Science History Institute. Philadelphia. https://digital.sciencehistory.org/works/n0uqt33.

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