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Francis Harry Compton Crick OM FRS [1] [2] (8 June 1916 – 28 July 2004) was an English molecular biologist, biophysicist, and neuroscientist. He, James Watson, Rosalind Franklin, and Maurice Wilkins played crucial roles in deciphering the helical structure of the DNA molecule .
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Francis Crick (born June 8, 1916, Northampton, Northamptonshire, England—died July 28, 2004, San Diego, California, U.S.) was a British biophysicist, who, with James Watson and Maurice Wilkins, received the 1962 Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine for their determination of the molecular structure of deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA), the ...
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Biographical. Francis Harry Compton Crick was born on June 8th, 1916, at Northampton, England, being the elder child of Harry Crick and Annie Elizabeth Wilkins. He has one brother, A. F. Crick, who is a doctor in New Zealand. Crick was educated at Northampton Grammar School and Mill Hill School, London. He studied physics at University College ...
Apr 2, 2014 · Learn about the life and achievements of Francis Crick, the biophysicist who co-discovered the structure of DNA with James Watson. Find out how he used X-ray diffraction, molecular modeling and scientific collaboration to unravel the secrets of life.
Learn about the life and achievements of Francis Crick, one of Britain's great scientists and a co-discoverer of the structure of DNA. Find out how he transitioned from physics to biology and joined the MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology.
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Jul 30, 2004 · Francis H. C. Crick, co-discoverer of the structure of DNA, the genetic blueprint for life, and the leading molecular biologist of his age, died on Wednesday night in a hospital in San Diego....
Facts. Photo from the Nobel Foundation archive. Francis Harry Compton Crick. The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1962. Born: 8 June 1916, Northampton, United Kingdom. Died: 28 July 2004, San Diego, CA, USA. Affiliation at the time of the award: MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Cambridge, United Kingdom.
