Rosalind Franklin

Rosalind Franklin was a scientist who was crucial to the discovery of the double helix in DNA. This book tells her story, featuring stylish and quirky illustrations and extra facts at the back. The Little People, BIG DREAMS series is a bestselling biography series for kids that explores the lives of outstanding people, from designers and artists to scientists and activists.

\n Format: Hardback
\n Length: 32 pages
\n Publication date: 03 August 2021
\n Publisher: Frances Lincoln Publishers Ltd
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Little Rosalind Franklin was born in London to a Jewish family that valued education and public service, and as she grew up, her huge intellectual abilities were drawn into the study of science. Having studied physics and chemistry at Cambridge University, Rosalind moved to Paris to perfect her life's work in X-ray crystallography. She then moved back to Kings College London, where she would work with Maurice Wilkins on finding the structure of DNA. It was Rosalind's "photo 51" that was used by Wilkins to create the first-ever double helix DNA model with Francis Crick, although he did not credit her work due to a falling out between the two, and her work went unacknowledged until after her death. However, today, she is revered as the forgotten heroine of the study of how DNA works, and the "Sylvia Plath of molecular biology." This moving book features stylish and quirky illustrations and extra facts at the back, including a biographical timeline with historical photos and a detailed profile of the brilliant scientist's life. Little People, BIG DREAMS is a bestselling biography series for kids that explores the lives of outstanding people, from designers and artists to scientists and activists. All of them achieved incredible things, yet each began life as a child with a dream. This empowering series of books offers inspiring messages to children of all ages, in a range of formats. The board books are told in simple sentences, perfect for reading aloud to babies and toddlers. The hardback and paperback versions present expanded stories.

\n Weight: 344g\n
Dimension: 203 x 248 x 11 (mm)\n
ISBN-13: 9780711259560\n \n