Rosalind Elsie Franklin

By liz1544
  • Born.

    Born.

    Rosalind Franklin was born in London, England on July 25, 1920.

  • Boarding School.

    She was sent away to a boarding school.

  • School Life.

    When she returned home, she attended St. Paul's All-Girl's School.

  • College.

    Started her degree at Newnham College, Cambridge.

  • War.

    Germany invades Poland ; World War II begns.

  • Degrees.

    Earns a degree, scholarship and research grant to work under Ronald Narrish, Professer of Phsical Chemistry, Cambridge.

  • Work-related.

    Accepted a job at British Coal Utilization Research Association (BCURA) to work on war-related coal research.

  • College Life.

    Earned her PhD in Physical Cheistry.

  • Paris, France.

    Moves to Paris to work at the Laboratoire centrl des Services Chimiques de I'Etat.

  • Cancer.

    Diagnosed with Ovarian Cancer.

  • Research.

    She began her research on the polio virus.

  • Death.

    Died on April 16 of the ovarian cancer in Chelsea, London.