Yeah. They actually stole the X-rays of Rosemary Elsie Franklin, which she had done all the hard work for, that showed the double helix structure of DNA. They received a Nobel Prize for work that wasn't theirs to claim. She never received a Nobel Prize because she died too soon, and because they stole her work. Better that they never received a prize.
A very simplistic view of the whole argument. 1. Crick and Watson did not steal the x-rays, as they were publicly available. Where they went wrong was in not formally asking Franklin for permission to freely interpret her work. (Watkins being a dick didn't help either.) 2. Crick and Watson built a (later confirmed to be correct) model of the structure of DNA. This goes far beyond the observation that it takes the form of a double helix. The Nobel prize was certainly theirs to claim. 3. Crick and Watson showed the model to Wilkins and Franklin before publishing. The latter both agreed it was probably correct. Franklin was subsequently invited to publish alongside Crick and Watson, and Wilkins in the issue of Nature (vol 171, no 4356).
Of course they're has to be a conspiracy ofwhich only the enlightened such as yourself are wise enough to see through. Why? Because there is always a conspiracy.
Agreed. Franklin definitely deserves a mention. To save the question, I would rephrase it to 'people who received the nobel prize for...', then it should indeed be Crick and Watson alone.
Funny thing is, Hockey isn't officially our national sport; it's only lacrosse. We all just like to say hockey too. I mean, for a while, it was even on our money!
I couldn't believe that Curling wasn't the second national sport of Canada. Also, I couldn't remember the names of the discoverers of DNA structure, so I actually tried Double and Helix! *FACE PALM* ...it's been one of those days!
The scientific name for a platypus is 'Ornithorhynchus anatinus' , Ornithorhychus literally means 'Bird Nosed' so it is a peculiar name to have in French when 'Platypus' is just as easy.
Wait, you're saying that French is somehow "peculiar" for using a term that follows naturally from the formal scientific name and is part of the same language family (Latin), instead of using the Greek-derived term that has nothing to do with the French language or the scientific name? Ethnocentric much?
In dutch it is vogelbekdier, meanig birdmouthanimal.
Btw what is easy and not peculiar about platypus? The french one describes what it is, which is not unusual for animal names. (Especially insects and birds)
In the old days, Harry was the English short form for Henry. The name Henry came from French and German similar names and the English oft used Harry instead. Most of the English Kings called Henry were known as 'Harry' to the population in general. Like Ted is use for Edward and Jim for James ....... and Tom, Dick & Harry.
@Sifhraven - A lot of them came about because some names were just so common that ever-evolving alternative nicknames had to be created. Oh, you're named William? Well, we've already got a William, a Willy, and a Will, so you're gonna be "Bill."
This is also how we went from Robert to Rob to Bob, from Edward to Ed to Ned and Ted, Margaret to Maggie to Meg to Peg, Mary to Molly to Polly, etc.
It's actually *really* mainstream. Twilight is massively popular. It's not any good, but it's very popular. I know those names just from generally being in tune with pop culture.
It makes me sad that more people know the love interests of a character from Twilight than know Watson & Crick, the Tigris & the Euphrates, the Urals and the Caucasus Mountains, or that Andrew Johnson was impeached.
I've read "Rosalind Franklin and DNA". But I don't believe that this comment is accurate. She didn't do all the work. Maurice Wilkins did much more in fact. And her cancer was not probably not the result of X-Rays (although it is possible). Finally, she gets a very large amount of credit, much more in fact than other people such as Maurice Wilkins.
I do like these, but I'd prefer a stronger editorial line with the definition of "groups of x" excluding things like "the first x...", "longest x..." or "major x...". It's much more satisfying when there are only x and that's the group.
No, it isn't. The UK parliament remains sovereign over the whole country. It still has the power to abolish all three devolved authorities. In turn that means there is no devolved Parliament for England alone. There've been suggestions over the years to set up an English assembly but no-one cares enough...
It's strange how sometimes minor spelling mistakes get corrected immediately with a note of thanks from QM, while glaring errors go uncorrected for years, even after updates to the quiz.
Started typing "dromedary" and got a completely different answer after two letters. This is one quiz where a type-in (for Dom Rep) is a pain rather than a help.
I am livid... LIVID... that "arabian" is not accepted as an answer for types of camel. The Dromedary is *more* commonly called the Arabian camel. National Geopgraphic has Arabian Camel as the primary entry, with Dromedary listed as a secondary name. Britannica lists "the Arabian camel, or Dromedary[...]" I demand that this be corrected and my account credited with my missing point.
Hold up. I need to lodge a complaint. Calling it ice hockey specifically in response to a question about Canada is blasphemy. It's just hockey. The only acceptable use of the term 'ice' hockey is to differentiate it from the only other two forms of the sport that exist - floor hockey and street hockey.
Just because history painted the wrong picture doesn’t mean it’s a conspiracy theory though man
-Captain Picard
Btw what is easy and not peculiar about platypus? The french one describes what it is, which is not unusual for animal names. (Especially insects and birds)
Things like tom for thomas are understandable, but some seem so farfetched. I have allways wondered how they came into existence.
This is also how we went from Robert to Rob to Bob, from Edward to Ed to Ned and Ted, Margaret to Maggie to Meg to Peg, Mary to Molly to Polly, etc.
Imagine this datingprofile: Jazz type, camel type, female type, looking for rock type, dromedary type, male type. haha
Rosalind Franklin = Cyprus
It's strange how sometimes minor spelling mistakes get corrected immediately with a note of thanks from QM, while glaring errors go uncorrected for years, even after updates to the quiz.
As a Scot myself, English Parliament should be changed to British. It's not the end of the world, though.