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title: Rosalind Franklin, 1954
author: Henry Grant
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updated: 2025-12-01
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# Rosalind Franklin, 1954
_Authored by Henry Grant_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/21339.jpg)
## Image Caption
[Rosalind Franklin](https://www.worldhistory.org/article/2845/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 acid), RNA (ribonucleic acid), viruses, coal, and graphite.
London Museum.
## Cite This Work
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Grant, H. (2025, December 01). Rosalind Franklin, 1954. *World History Encyclopedia*.
### Chicago
Grant, Henry. "Rosalind Franklin, 1954." *World History Encyclopedia*, December 01, 2025. .
### MLA
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## License & Copyright
[Original image](https://www.londonmuseum.org.uk/collections/v/object-755933/negative/) by **Henry Grant**. Submitted by [Kim Martins](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/kim.martins/ "User Page: Kim Martins"), published on 01 December 2025. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/deed.en). This license lets others remix, adapt, and build upon your work non-commercially, and although their new works must also acknowledge you and be non-commercial, they don’t have to license their derivative works on the same terms. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.