Rosalind Franklin

Chemistry English 1920 – 1958 387 quotes

X-ray work crucial to discovering DNA structure

Quotes by Rosalind Franklin

We are standing on the threshold of a new understanding of life.

Attributed remark on DNA 1953

It is the data that should speak, not the scientist's preconceptions.

Research Philosophy

There is much to be done, and so little time to do it.

Letter during illness 1957

I am not afraid of hard work; I am afraid of work that leads nowhere.

Research Philosophy

The structure of DNA is a secret that nature has been keeping for a very long time.

Attributed remark 1952

Clarity and precision are the hallmarks of good science.

Research Philosophy

To be a scientist is to be a perpetual student of the natural world.

Attributed remark