Rosalind_Franklin:_The_Dark_Lady_of_DNA

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Rosalind Franklin: The Dark Lady of DNA

Book by Brenda Maddox

Rosalind Franklin: The Dark Lady of DNA is a biography of Rosalind Franklin, a scientist whose work helped discover the structure of DNA.[1][2] It was written by Brenda Maddox and published by HarperCollins in October 2002.[3]

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A play based in part on the book, Photograph 51 written by Anna Ziegler, was staged in London in 2015 starring Nicole Kidman.[4]

Awards

The book received the 2002 Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Science and Technology.[5] It was also awarded the Marsh Biography Award in 2003, and was shortlisted for the 2002 Whitbread Biography Award.[6]

See also

References

  1. [1]
    Rose, Hilary (15 June 2002). "In the shadow of the men". The Guardian.
  2. [2]
    Robin Marantz Henig (29 September 2002). "Not So Elementary, Watson". New York Times.
  3. [3]
    Skloot, Rebecca (14 January 2003). "Who Discovered DNA?". Popular Science.
  4. [4]
    Clark, Nick (2 September 2015). "Nicole Kidman back in the West End playing Rosalind Franklin". The Independent.
  5. [5]
    "Los Angeles Times Names Book Prize Winners". Los Angeles Times. 28 April 2003.
  6. [6]
    Reynolds, Nigel (14 November 2002). "Whitbread shortlist announced". The Daily Telegraph.


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