Rosalind Franklin: The Dark Lady of DNA

Rosalind Franklin: The Dark Lady of DNA

Author	Brenda Maddox
Language	English
Subject	Rosalind Franklin
Published	2002
Publisher	HarperCollins
Publication place	United Kingdom
Media type	Print (Hardcover and Paperback)
ISBN	978-0-060-98508-0
OCLC	877900721

Rosalind Franklin: The Dark Lady of DNA is a biography of Rosalind Franklin, a scientist whose work helped discover the structure of DNA.^[1][2] It was written by Brenda Maddox and published by HarperCollins in October 2002.^[3]

A play based in part on the book, Photograph 51 written by Anna Ziegler, was staged in London in 2015 starring Nicole Kidman.^[4]

Awards

The book received the 2002 Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Science and Technology.^[5] It was also awarded the Marsh Biography Award in 2003, and was shortlisted for the 2002 Whitbread Biography Award.^[6]

See also

• Rosalind Franklin and DNA by her friend Anne Sayre

References

1. Rose, Hilary (15 June 2002). "In the shadow of the men". The Guardian.
2. Robin Marantz Henig (29 September 2002). "Not So Elementary, Watson". New York Times.
3. Skloot, Rebecca (14 January 2003). "Who Discovered DNA?". Popular Science.
4. Clark, Nick (2 September 2015). "Nicole Kidman back in the West End playing Rosalind Franklin". The Independent.
5. "Los Angeles Times Names Book Prize Winners". Los Angeles Times. 28 April 2003.
6. Reynolds, Nigel (14 November 2002). "Whitbread shortlist announced". The Daily Telegraph.