On June 8th, 1916, at Northhampton, England, Francis Harry Compton Crick was brought into
the world. He was the oldest child of his parents, Harry Crick and Annie Elizabeth Wilkins. He had a
brother who was a doctor in New England, his name was A. F. Crick. Francis Crick was a scientist
graduate from University College, London, and Caius College, Cambridge. Crick was a famous
scientist of the 1900s but he is most known for his discovery of the double helix structure of
deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA).
Even as a child Francis Crick was curious and he also very much enjoyed science. He often
made up and created his own experiments while he was just playing around at his home. Crick was
always intrigued by inventing things and even reading and learning more about science. He attended
primary school and then later received scholarships to go on and attend boarding school to pursue his
interests in science. At boarding school, Crick took many science courses such as: Physics, Chemistry,
and science-based math classes (Driscoll 1).
Crick decided in 1940 to marry Ruth Dodd. After they got married, they later had a son by the
name of Michael F.C. Crick. Their son Michael also followed in his dad's footsteps in that he enjoyed
science. Crick's son went on to later become a scientist himself. Crick later divorced Ruth Dodd and
got married to Odile Speed. Crick and Speed had two daughters, Gabrielle and Jacqueline Crick. All
four of them lived in the house which Crick called “The Golden Helix”; here the family liked to host
many gatherings and different types of parties (Francis 2).
Starting in 1947, Crick spent many years studying of subjects that he was not familiar with. He
had basically no knowledge of biolo...
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As a young boy, inspired by reading the biographies of Marie Curie and Louis Pasteur, Clark started doing biological experiments in his laundry. Clark finished his secondary education at Scots College in 1951. He then attended the University of Sydney, and in 1957, he graduated with honours, obtaining a Bachelor of Medicine (MB) and a Bachelor of Surgery (MS).
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