Rosalind Elsie Franklin born in Notting Hill, London 25 July 1920 was an X-Ray Crystallographer.

Franklin was a contributor to the understanding of the fine molecular structures of DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid), RNA (ribonucleic acid) as well as viruses, coal and graphite.

Photograph 51

While at Kings College, London, Franklin performed the work she is best known for – X-Ray Diffraction Images of DNA.

This work produced the now famous “Photograph 51” which led to the discovery of the DNA double helix.

The photograph was shown to James Watson, who along with Francis Crick formulated the 1953 model regarding the structure of DNA. Crick acknowledged that Franklin’s data and research were key elements in their work to determine and formulate the structure of DNA.