Rosalind Elsie Franklin was born in 1920 and lived with her Jewish family in Notting Hill, London, England. She deliberately attended several schools throughout her childhood where she exceeded in science as well as many other classes. At the age of 15 Rosalind had made up her mind to become a scientist, although her family's background was full of public service and philanthropy. Enrolling in college at Cambridge University was a challenge for Franklin since her father did not believe in college education for women. Her father was so dead set on this, that he would not help her pay her tuition. Luckily, her aunt stepped in to help her pay her dues where Rosalind's mother stood by her side until her father gave in and helped her out. Franklin graduated in 1941 and soon after started for her doctorate. Her work focused on a wartime problem since there where a war outbreak in …show more content…
She began working on x-ray diffraction, using x-rays to create images of crystallized solids, where she did not only study crystals but studied complex, unorganized matter such as biochemical molecules. She spent 3 years in France, and in 1950 she decided she needed to go back to England if she was going to have a scientific career. She was invited to Kings College to study living cells with a group of scientist where the leader assigned her to work on DNA with a graduate student, but Franklin took it on as her own project. She adjusted her equipment to release extremely fine beams of x-rays which extracted finer DNA fibers than ever before where she arranged them into parallel bundles. She studied the fibers in humid conditions which allowed her to discover the many of the crucial findings to DNA structure. Wilkins shared Rosalind's data, without her knowledge, with James Watson and Francis Crick at Cambridge and the two of them soon shot off like a bullet, publishing the proposed structure of DNA in March,
Anne Hutchinson lived in Alford, England as a housewife and mother after she was married at the age of twenty-one to a man named Will Hutchinson. Anne was drawn to a certain minister named John Cotton who preached fiery sermons that were or...
The book Rosalind Franklin and DNA is a biography of Rosalind Franklin written by a British journalist and close friend of hers, Anne Sayre to reveal the true personality of Rosalind Franklin in contradiction to the fallacious character portrayed by James Watson in his personal account of The Double Helix. This book was undertaken to refute Franklin’s distorted portrait from abnormal feminist into rational, perfectionist and talented ‘women’ scientist. She begins by introducing her strong background, curious childhood, dedicated education, generous nature and most importantly how she was brought up in a favorable environment of distinctive Angelo-Jewish family, who identified and cultivated her talents and developed her in a person with full capacity for commitment. In this book, despite admiring the geniuses of Watson in depicting and picking out small information, connecting points and the kind of abilities he possessed was perfectly factitive with Crick that Rosalind and Gosling lacked however, she constantly tries to put the Rosalind’s side of story in picture which she believes was minimized in The Double Helix by Watson and correct her character that distorted in public eye.
Rosalyn Sussman Yalow graduated Hunter College as the first women to graduate in physics (Bauman et. al. 2011). She also led a way for acceptance and understanding of women’s role in science in America (Bauman et. al. 2011). She even inspired Mildred Dresselhous, who was a professor at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and president and officer of many Associations including American Association for the Advancement of Science, to pursue the career she wanted (Bauman et. al. 2011). Rosalyn born to Clara and Simon Sussman in New York City, on July 19, 1921 (Brody 1996). She married Aaron Yalow on June 6, 1943 and had two children named Elanna and Benjamin (Brody 1996). In 1977, Dr. Yalow won the Nobel Prize in medicine and was the second women to ever accept such an award (Brody 1996). She also taught physics in New York until 1950 when the Veterans Administration (during World War II) was interested in exploring and researching radioactivity (Brody 1996). As her life progressed, Dr. Rosalyn Sussman Yalow became an inspiration for young women who want to be recognized and achieve something in their life (Brody 1996). From when she was a child she was fascinated with science and decided to achieve something no women really does. Rosalyn Yalow went to school and started working in the science field, she managed to help the world of radioactivity and radioimmunoassay, how Mrs. Rosalyn impacted the world of science, how Dr. Yalow impacted the lives of other women, and how she never lost her passion for science even in her last years.
Benjamin Franklin is considered one of the greatest thinkers, inventors and leaders throughout American history. This Founding Father of the United States was born in Boston, Massachusetts on January 17, 1706 and spent his childhood there until finally moving to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania as a teenager. Franklin was a leader in politics and science. Franklin lived for 84 years and passed away in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1790. Although conspiracy theorists may disagree, Franklin was not clearly for or against organized religion during his lifetime. We see this in his autobiography that he wrote at the age of 79.
In October of 1832, Harriet’s family moved to Cincinnati, Ohio. There, her father became director of the Lane Theological Seminary and her older sister, Catherine, opened her Western Female Institute. Harriet attended this school until she finished her studies in Latin and the romance languages. She also made
Benjamin Franklin started attending school at the age of 8 and was at the head of his class by the end of his first year. After only attending his first school for one year he moved on to math and arithmetic school. He failed out of that school by the time he was 10. He then quit school completely in order to assist his father in the soap and candle making business. At age 12 he moved on to be an apprentice to his older brother James, who was a printer.
Benjamin Franklin was born in 1706 in Boston Massachusetts. He was the 15th of 17 total siblings from his father, Josiah. His father intended Ben to become a minister but from a few financial difficulties and Ben already showing strong interests in reading and writing at such a young age, the idea of becoming a minister was dropped. Then the journey to become a “founding father” and the magnificent man he was starts...Benjamin Franklin was quite the character, his lifes work and achievements are very impressive. Lets start with a brief overview of Benjamin Franklin and his major achievements/events in chronological order. Ben was born in Boston on January 17, 1706. In Boston Benjamin created swimming fins to allow himself to go faster in the waters of Boston Harbor, this was his first notable invention. Later on he then became apprenticed to his brother, James, as a printer and writes “Silence Dogood” essays. After disputes with his brother he runs away to Philadelphia and obtains a job as a printer-these are the beginning stages and part of the learning process for the soon to be “founding father” of America. Benjamin Fr...
Benjamin Franklin led an influential life. He was a master of creation. He was a literary genius. Also he became a president. His invents are still used today and everyone loves them. Benjamin Franklin was born in Boston, Massachusetts, on January 17, 1706. He was the 10th son of Josiah Franklin and Abiah (Folger). Franklin’s father was a soap and candle maker.
Who was one of the most influential man in United States history? Benjamin Franklin was one of greatest inventors and leaders the world ever had. Ben did many things and created a lot of other things. Benjamin Franklin was a very influential man in today's history, his inventions, his political view, and his writings are the reason he why he an American Icon today.
Rosalind Franklin: Seeing a woman as a scientist during this time is somewhat rare, so the fact that she has taken up this profession show that she is persistent, dedicated, and smart. The only problem is that she is undervalued because of her gender. She is also very quiet and reserved because she’s in a different country.
Benjamin Franklin was born in Boston in 1706 into a family of ten children and to a soap and candle maker. Although Ben had some formal education, he was primarily self-taught. At the age of ten, he served an apprenticeship for his father before going on to serve as an apprentice for the New England Courant. This is where he first published his works. (DOSB,129)
Born to Josiah and Abiah Franklin on January 17, 1706 in Boston, New England (now known as Massachusetts), Benjamin Franklin was the youngest son of seventeen children. Early on, Franklin excelled in grammar school and was good when it came to writing, so his father sent him to a writing and arithmetic school. While there he continued to do well in writing but failed arithmetic.
Once in Philadelphia he got a job as a printer. He established a friendship with the Pennsylvania governor, Sir William Keith. Franklin took Keith's suggestion and decided to go into business for himself. Franklin proved himself to be a great businessman (Sahlman). These are Ben...
Benjamin Franklin was born in Boston Massachusetts, on January 17, 1706. He was the seventh child in his family. Franklin started going to school when he was ten, and became an apprentice to his older brother who owned a printing firm in Philadelphia. He quickly became well known throughout the American colonies as the publisher of the Pennsylvania Gazette, a newspaper, and of Poor Richard's Almanac, an annual compilation of information and witticisms (Grolier 90). Even though he did not attend school for a long time, Franklin began interested in science. He was particularly interested in electricity. Even though there were already many experiments being conducted in this field, none of them had fully explained this phenomenon.
Rosalind Franklin came into this world on July 25, 1920 in Notting Hill, London, into a Jewish family. She knew she would take the path of science at 15 years of age. She went to Newnham College in 1938, and earned Ph.D. in physical chemistry at Cambridge University. In 1941, Franklin earned Second class honors in the finals. She was accepted as a bachelors degree in the qualification for employment. She then went to Laboratoire Central des Services Chimiques de l”Etat (Central Laboratory of Chemical Services of the State) in France, 1946. In France, she worked with crystallographer Jacques Mering who taught her x-ray diffraction, which played a large part in her “the secret of life” that later helped with her structure of DNA. Franklin returned to London, and began working as a research associate at King’s College in the biophysics unit. John Randall used his expertise and x-ray diffraction techniques on DNA fibers.