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One of the things which always annoyed me about this story as it is traditionally told is the claim that Photograph 51 was "Franklin's data" -- some stories eve
by jhbadger 5y ago
One of the things which always annoyed me about this story as it is traditionally told is the claim that Photograph 51 was "Franklin's data" -- some stories even claim that she literally made this photo. She didn't. It was made by a student, Raymond Gosling, who worked with both Franklin and Wilkins. Ultimately it was his data from his project. Was he okay with Wilkins providing it to Watson and Crick? That's a question that is generally ignored.