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That's not true. Wilkins had as much right to share that data as Franklin, and everyone seems to forget Raymond Gosling who actually generated the data.
by _Wintermute 3y ago
That's not true. Wilkins had as much right to share that data as Franklin, and everyone seems to forget Raymond Gosling who actually generated the data.
- smegger001 3y agoits almost like all modern scinece is team efforts that only the sufficiently tenured get credit for.
- anonymouskimmer 3y agoThis is the really important part. The debates about Franklin, Wilkins, Watson and Crick is like a debate about which A-list movie stars deserve the higher paycheck. Yeah, sure, the hagiography of particular individuals will motivate some people below them to dream big, but it's also demotivating to others who know they'll never be recognized as elite.
- nextos 3y agoSure, but I guess there should have been unanimous consent. This particular issue is quite complicated. See: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Photo_51 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Photo_51