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The Francis Crick Papers

Title:
Letter from Francis Crick to Andrew Poggenpohl, National Geographic Magazine pdf (87,720 Bytes) ocr (2,116 Bytes)
Description:
In this letter regarding a portrait of Watson and Crick commissioned by National Geographic magazine, Crick mentioned that the parts of their original model of the double helix "were dispersed long ago," and sought to dispel popular misconceptions about the size of DNA molecules.
Crick was never knighted, but in 1991 was appointed to the Order of Merit, the highest recognition bestowed by the queen for distinguished service in science.
Number of Image Pages:
1 (87,720 Bytes)
Date:
1974-08-19 (August 19, 1974)
Creator:
Crick, Francis
Recipient:
Poggenpohl, Andrew
National Geographic Magazine
Source:
Original Repository: Wellcome Library for the History and Understanding of Medicine. Francis Harry Compton Crick Papers
URL: http://archives.wellcome.ac.uk/
Rights:
Reproduced with permission of the Wellcome Library for the History and Understanding of Medicine.
URL: http://library.wellcome.ac.uk/
Subject:
Medical Subject Headings (MeSH):
DNA
Exhibit Categories:
Biographical Information
The Discovery of the Double Helix, 1951-1953
Box Number: 1
Folder Number: PP/CRI/A/1/2/6
Unique Identifier:
SCBBJT
Document Type:
Letters (correspondence)
Language:
English
Format:
application/pdf
image/tif
Physical Condition:
Good
Series: Personal Material
SubSeries: Miscellaneous Personal Items
SubSubSeries: Miscellaneous Photographs
Folder: National Geographic Society Portrait
Metadata Last Modified Date:
2004-10-18
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