Title:

Notes on computing assistance for tobacco mosaic virus research

Creator:

Franklin, Rosalind

Recipient:

Bernal, John Desmond

Date:

25 May 1954

Description:

The mathematical analysis of Franklin's x-ray diffraction data required hundreds of calculations, which had to be done by hand before the advent of electronic computers. Franklin requested and was granted funds to hire three "computers"--women with mathematics training--to assist with this work. This memo to Bernal details her progress with these arrangements.

Original Repository:

Churchill Archives Centre. The Papers of Rosalind Franklin

Location:

Folder: 2/31

Rights:

Reproduced from the Franklin Collection at the Churchill Archives Centre with the permission of the copyright holder.

Genre:

Notes
Memorandums

Subject:

Tobacco Mosaic Virus and X-Ray Diffraction

Format:

Text

Extent:

1 pages

Language:

English

Legacy Source Citation:

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

Legacy ID:

KRBBDR

NLM ID:

101584586X56

Profiles Collection:

The Rosalind Franklin Papers

Shareable Link:

https://profiles.nlm.nih.gov/101584586X56

Story Section:

Envisioning Viruses: Birkbeck College, London, 1953-1958