Title:

Letter from C. A. Coulson to Rosalind Franklin

Creator:

Kings College London
Coulson, C. A.

Recipient:

Franklin, Rosalind

Date:

11 June 1949

Description:

Coulson (1910-1974) was a theoretical chemist and physicist who developed a molecular orbital theory and the concept of partial valency. Franklin had worked with him during her time at BCURA, and asked him to review her first submission to Nature, the eminent British scientific journal. The "letter," titled "On the Influence of the Bonding Electrons on the Scattering of X-Rays by Carbon," was published in January 1950. It was Coulson who suggested that Franklin look for a position at King's College if she wanted to work in the new field of biophysics.

Original Repository:

Churchill Archives Centre. The Papers of Rosalind Franklin

Location:

Folder: 4/5

Rights:

Courtesy of the Churchill Archives Centre.

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Genre:

Letters (correspondence)

Subject:

Graphite and Carbon

Format:

Text

Extent:

1 pages

Language:

English

Legacy Source Citation:

Original Repository. Churchill Archives Centre. The Papers of Rosalind Franklin. 12313

Legacy ID:

KRBBHW

NLM ID:

101584586X118

Profiles Collection:

The Rosalind Franklin Papers

Shareable Link:

https://profiles.nlm.nih.gov/101584586X118

Story Section:

The Holes in Coal: Research at BCURA and in Paris, 1942-1951