Rosalind Franklin: The Dark Lady Of Dna [Paperback]

In 1962, Maurice Wilkins, Francis Crick, and James Watson received the Nobel Prize, but it was Rosalind Franklin's data and photographs of DNA that led to their discovery.

Brenda Maddox tells a powerful story of a remarkably single-minded, forthright, and tempestuous young woman who, at the age of fifteen, decided she was going to be a scientist, but who was airbrushed out of the greatest scientific discovery of the twentieth century.

In 1962, Maurice Wilkins, Francis Crick, and James Watson received the Nobel Prize, but it was Rosalind Franklin's data and photographs of DNA that led to their discovery.

Brenda Maddox tells a powerful story of a remarkably single-minded, forthright, and tempestuous young woman who, at the age of fifteen, decided she was going to be a scientist, but who was airbrushed out of the greatest scientific discovery of the twentieth century.

A gripping yet nuanced account & a magnificent biography. -The Independent

A meticulous biography&[Rosalind Franklin] was the unacknowledged heroine of DNA, the Sylvia Plath of molecular biology. -The Economist

A vivid three-dimensional portrait of a sciencetist and human being & a moving biography. -Daily Telegraph (London)

A joy to read. -Sunday Telegraph

Lively, absorbing & What emerges is the complex portrait of a passionate, flawed, courageous women. -Washington Post Book World

A story told with energy and eloquence. An engrossing read. -American Scientist

Thoughtful and engaging. -Chicago Tribune

Brenda Maddox has done a great service to science and history. -San Francisco Chronicle Book Review

A finely crafted biography. -Booklist

Maddox does justice to her subject as only the best biographers can. -Los Angeles Times Book Review

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