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James D. Watson and Francis Crick with a Three-Dimensional Model of the DNA Double Helix

  • 1953-May-23

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Signed black and white photograph of American molecular biologist James D. Watson (1928-2025) and British molecular biologist Francis Crick (1916-2004) posing with their 3D model of the DNA double helix. This photograph was taken by Antony Barrington Brown (1927-2012) in May 1953 and later signed by Watson and Crick in the 1990s.

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  • Antony Barrington Brown
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Barrington Brown, Antony. “James D. Watson and Francis Crick with a Three-Dimensional Model of the DNA Double Helix,” May 23, 1953. Howard J. Wilk Photographs of James D. Watson and Francis Crick. Science History Institute. Philadelphia. https://digital.sciencehistory.org/works/irb25yk.

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