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Watson was the main man, that's why we say "Watson and Crick" and not "Crick and Watson". Why did she not get along with Watson, I wonder?
by prmph 11mo ago
Watson was the main man, that's why we say "Watson and Crick" and not "Crick and Watson". Why did she not get along with Watson, I wonder?
- jhbadger 11mo agoI'm not so sure about that -- Crick had a much more productive scientific career post structure than did Watson (who went into administration instead). He also had the mathematical skills needed for interpreting crystallography data that Watson lacked (Crick had studied physics as an undergraduate while Watson had studied zoology). As for why Franklin and Watson didn't get along, you can get some idea from Watson's own writings -- Watson liked to talk and joke around and Franklin wasn't interested in that sort of thing, at least not during work hours.
- prmph 11mo ago> Crick had a much more productive scientific career post structure than did Watson... But we are not talking their later work. The issue under discussion is their DNA structure work, and for that Watson wa the main one in their collaboration. > Watson liked to talk and joke around ... This euphemistically dances around the issue.