"The discovery of the structure of DNA"

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[c. 1953-1959]
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PP/CRI/H/1/42/2
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"The discovery of the structure of DNA". In copyright. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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Description

A set of notes, in Crick's hand, headed "The discovery of the structure of DNA" (colour photocopies of holograph original, 6 sheets, numbered 1-4 with two sheets not numbered). The notes are written on paper headed 'Harvard University Department of Chemistry'.

The file also contains an (original) printed notification from the General Board of the Faculties and Litterae Humaniores, University of Oxford, of a series of "Case histories in biological discovery," listing Crick as speaking on "The discovery of the structure of DNA" on 24 May (year not given).

Publication/Creation

[c. 1953-1959]

Physical description

1 file

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A digitised copy is held by Wellcome Collection as part of Codebreakers: Makers of Modern Genetics.

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