Francis Henry Compton Crick (Noun)
Meaning
English biochemist who (with Watson in 1953) helped discover the helical structure of DNA (1916-2004).
Classification
Nouns denoting people.
Examples
- Francis Henry Compton Crick was awarded numerous prestigious awards for his groundbreaking research and contributions to the scientific community.
- Crick attended University College London before transferring to Cambridge, where his brilliant career in biochemistry began.
- Francis Henry Compton Crick's revolutionary research on the structure of DNA demonstrated his profound impact on the realm of molecular biology.
- Alongside James Watson, Francis Henry Compton Crick demonstrated the now widely recognized double helix model of DNA structure in 1953.
- Francis Henry Compton Crick was knighted in 1991 for his pioneering contributions to science and medicine.