Reassessing Discovery: Rosalind Franklin, Scientific Visualization, and the Structure of DNA.

Philosophers have traditionally conceived of discovery in terms of internal cognitive acts. Close consideration of Rosalind Franklin's role in the discovery of the DNA double helix, however, reveals some problems with this traditional conception. This article argues that defining discovery in terms...

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Published in:	Philosophy of Science Vol. 79; no. 1; pp. 63 - 81
Main Author:	Gibbons, Michelle G.
Format:	Article
Published:	Cambridge University Press Jan2012
Subjects:	Scientific discoveries Franklin, Rosalind, 1920-1958 X-ray crystallography Data visualization Double Helix: A Personal Account of the Discovery of the Structure of DNA, The (Book) Crick, Francis, 1916-2004 Watson, James D., 1928-2025 Sexism in biology
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