Rosalind Franklin: Did you mean...?

The structure of deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) was discovered in 1953 by two molecular biologists, James Dewey Watson (1928-2025) and Francis Harry Compton Crick (1916-2004). Watson and Crick were awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine...

As You Like It is a pastoral comedy by William Shakespeare (1564-1616), written in 1599 and likely first performed that same year. Indeed, it is thought to be the inaugural show performed by Shakespeare's acting company, the Lord Chamberlain's...

Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790) was an American printer, writer, scientist, inventor, and diplomat, often regarded as a Founding Father of the United States. He rose to prominence as editor of The Pennsylvania Gazette and author of Poor Richard's...

Portrait of Rosalind Franklin, photograph by Elliott & Fry, 11 June 1946. The work of English chemist and X-ray crystallographer Rosalind Franklin (1920-1958) was central to the understanding of the molecular structures of DNA (deoxyribonucleic...

Rosalind Franklin at work in a London laboratory, photograph by Henry Grant, 1954. The work of English chemist and X-ray crystallographer Rosalind Franklin (1920-1958) was central to the understanding of the molecular structures of DNA (deoxyribonucleic...

The Franklin-Nashville Campaign (September-December 1864) was the last major military operation in the western theater of the American Civil War (1861-1865). After the Southern stronghold of Atlanta fell to Union forces, Confederate General...

The Battle of Franklin (30 November 1864) was a major battle in the western theater of the American Civil War (1861-1865). In his push to liberate Nashville from Northern occupation, Confederate Lieutenant General John Bell Hood invaded Tennessee...

The Battle of Nashville (15-16 December 1864) was the last major battle in the western theater of the American Civil War (1861-1865). After suffering a catastrophic defeat at the Battle of Franklin (30 November), Lieutenant General John Bell...

Rosalind, the protagonist of William Shakespeare's romantic comedy As You Like It (1599), watercolors by Henry J. Haley, early 20th century. Folger Shakespeare Library.

Rosalind Tutoring Orlando in the Ceremony of Marriage in William Shakespeare's As You Like It, Act IV Scene I, oil on canvas by Walter Howell Deverell, c. 1853 Birmingham Museums and Art Gallery.