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