This exhibition is a celebration of the
work of the King’s men and women who helped crack the
code of DNA. They include physicists, biologists, chemists and
mathematicians. To quote Francis Crick in 2001: “It is
important to remember that all the really relevant experimental
work on X-ray diffraction patterns of DNA fibres was done by
Rosalind Franklin and Maurice Wilkins and their
co-workers.”
The exhibition demonstrates both
the degree of precision needed and the interconnectivity of the sciences
in reaching an understanding. What follows are the earliest and key
images of DNA taken at King’s, the equipment used and pictures
of the people most involved.
In preparing this exhibition the staff of Archives
at King’s College London would like to acknowledge the generous
support and help of both Maurice Wilkins and Raymond Gosling.
© All images shown are copyright and should not be reproduced without permission.
If you have any questions about the archives displayed, please contact us on archives.web@kcl.ac.uk.
