Papers of M H F Wilkins: notes on Wilkins’ early life and DNA research

  • Wilkins, Maurice, 1916-2004
Date:
1995-2000
Reference:
K/PP178/6/5/18
Part of:
Wilkins, Maurice Hugh Frederick (1916-2004)
  • Archives and manuscripts
  • Online

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Papers of M H F Wilkins: notes on Wilkins’ early life and DNA research. Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0). Source: Wellcome Collection.

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The original material is held at King’s College London, Archives and Special Collections. This catalogue is held by the Wellcome Library as part of Codebreakers: Makers of Modern Genetics.

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Typescript and manuscript research notes by Maurice Wilkins on topics including: DNA work and his consideration of base pairs as a component of the structure of DNA; visit to Peru, 1952, and its profound effect on his thinking on scientific responsibility; the fame experienced by James Watson and Francis Crick after the discovery of the structure of DNA; childhood and ancestry.

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1995-2000

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1 file

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King's College London

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Available at King’s College London, Archives and Special Collections, subject to signature of reader's undertaking form.

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A digitised copy is held by the Wellcome Library as part of Codebreakers: Makers of Modern Genetics.

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The original material is held at King’s College London, Archives and Special Collections. This catalogue is held by the Wellcome Library as part of Codebreakers: Makers of Modern Genetics.

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