07-29-2004, 04:10 PM
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Originally Posted by jseal
Lilith,
Based upon what I know of Rosalind Franklin’s involvement in the race to determine the structure of DNA, I feel that the assertion that she should be considered the one “who actually discovered it”, rather than Crick and Watson, is unsubstantiated.
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And I believe her work was critical and that without it they would have had nothing to write about.
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Further, that you and I can debate coherently about this undermines the proposition that she has received no recognition.
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I agree but without people like me carrying her name forward all we would hear, as is obvious from your original post, is the names of the men who may or may not have robbed her of one of the major accomplishments in her incredible career.
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Finally, that the Nobel Prize is not awarded posthumously should neither detract from her achievements in the field nor devalue those made by the recipients.
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But it saved them the hassle of having to credit her work.
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I feel that it would be best if I not post again to this thread.
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Ok. |