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"Photograph 51" by Raymond Gosling, 1952.
This famous image was taken by Raymond Gosling (1926-2015) while working under Rosalind Franklin (1920-1958). It shows a clear central "X," indicating the helical structure of DNA.
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Archives.
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Cite This Work
APA Style
Gosling, R. (2025, December 01). Photograph 51: X-Ray Diffraction Image of the Double Helix Structure of DNA. World History Encyclopedia. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/21344/photograph-51/
Chicago Style
Gosling, Raymond. "Photograph 51: X-Ray Diffraction Image of the Double Helix Structure of DNA." World History Encyclopedia, December 01, 2025. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/21344/photograph-51/.
MLA Style
Gosling, Raymond. "Photograph 51: X-Ray Diffraction Image of the Double Helix Structure of DNA." World History Encyclopedia, 01 Dec 2025, https://www.worldhistory.org/image/21344/photograph-51/.
