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Maurice Wilkins

(1916–2004) Biophysicist

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Maurice Wilkins was a biophysicist, best known for The Third Man of the Double Helix.

Quick Facts About Maurice Wilkins

Born
December 15, 1916
Died
October 5, 2004
Profession
Biophysicist
Notable works
The Third Man of the Double Helix

About Maurice Wilkins

Maurice Hugh Frederick Wilkins was a New Zealand-born British biophysicist and Nobel laureate whose research spanned multiple areas of physics and biophysics, contributing to the scientific understanding of phosphorescence, isotope separation, optical microscopy, and X-ray diffraction. He is most noted for initiating and leading early X-ray diffraction studies on DNA at King's College London, and for his pivotal role in enabling the discovery of the double helix structure of DNA.

Biography source: Wikipedia

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