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| Born | Francis Harry Compton Crick, 8 June 1916, Weston Favell, Northamptonshire, England, UK |
| Died | July 28, 2004, San Diego, California, United States |
| Residence | UK, US |
| Nationality | British |
| Fields | Physics, Molecular biology |
| Institutions | University of Cambridge, University College London, Cavendish Laboratory, Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Salk Institute for Biological Studies |
| Alma mater | University College London (BSc), University of Cambridge (PhD) |
| Thesis | Polypeptides and proteins: X-ray studies (1954) |
| Doctoral students | none |
| Known for | DNA structure, Central Dogma, Consciousness, Adaptor hypothesis |
| Notable awards | FRS (1959), Albert Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research (1960), Gairdner Foundation International Award (1962), Nobel Prize (1962), EMBO Membership (1964), Foreign Associate of the National Academy of Sciences (1969), Royal Medal (1972), Copley Medal (1975), Sir Hans Krebs Medal (1977), Albert Medal (1987), Golden Plate Award of the American Academy of Achievement (1987), OM (1991) |
| Children | 3 |
About Francis Crick
Biologist Francis Crick was born on June 8, 1916 in England (He dies at the age of 88, on July 28, 2004).
He became one of the most important additions to our understanding of the genetic code when he co-discovered DNA's helical helix in 1953. He also developed the phrase"central dogma" to characterize the process by which genetic information passes from DNA to RNA to protein.
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Francis Crick before becoming famous
Francis Crick was born in the Zodiac sign Gemini (The Twins), and 1916 is also the year of Dragon (龍) in the Chinese Zodiac.
When he was twelve years old, he stopped coming to church because he wanted to learn more about science.
Achievement of Francis Crick
He shared the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1962 for his role in discovering the chemical structure of nucleic acids and their importance in information transfer in living matter.
Francis Crick's Family, Spouse, Dating and Relationship
He married Ruth Doreen crick on February 18, 1940, and following their divorce on May 8, 1947, he married Odile crick on August 14, 1949.
Francis Crick Collabed with
He and Biologist James Watson co-discovered the structure of the DNA molecule in 1953.
Francis Crick Income & Net worth
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