Born | 25 July 1920, London, England |
Died | 16 April 1958 |
Awards | Louisa Gross Horwitz Prize • Haworth Memorial Lecture |
Legacy | Franklin inspired generations of scientists with her groundbreaking discoveries in quantum biology. |
Thesis | The Physical Chemistry of Solid Organic Colloids with Special Reference to Coal and Related Materials |
Education | University of Cambridge (B.A., Ph.D.) • Newnham College • Birbeck College |
Known For | Quantum biology |
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Discoveries | Franklin discovered how the structure in a cell organelles is controlled by quantum phenomena. |
Occupations | Physicist • mathematician • scientist |
Other names | Rosalind Elsie Franklin |
Doctoral advisor | David Harker |