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	Maurice Wilkins - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Maurice Hugh Frederick Wilkins (December 15, 1916 – October 5, 2004) was a New Zealand-born physicist and Nobel Laureate who contributed research in the fields of phosphorescence, radar, isotope separation, and X-ray diffraction.
		Wilkins was born in Pongaroa, north Wairarapa, New Zealand where his father was a medical doctor.
		Wilkins and others went on to repeat and extend much of Franklin's work to prove that the double-helical structure was indeed correct, a process that took many years.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Maurice_Wilkins (2168 words)

	MSN Encarta - Maurice Wilkins
		Maurice Wilkins (1916-2004), British biophysicist and cowinner of the 1962 Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine.
		Wilkins shared the prize with American biochemist James Watson and British biophysicist Francis Crick for their studies on the structure of deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA), the genetic molecule found in all organisms.
		Wilkins was born in Pongaroa, New Zealand, and moved to England as a child.
	encarta.msn.com /encyclopedia_761560660/Wilkins_Maurice_Hugh_Frederick.html (495 words)

	washingtonpost.com: Maurice Wilkins, DNA Pioneer, Dies at 88
		Maurice Wilkins, 88, a Nobel Prize winner whose role in discovering the double helix structure of DNA has been overshadowed by more-celebrated colleagues for the past half-century, died Oct. 5 in a London hospital.
		Wilkins won the Nobel in Medicine in 1962, along with James Watson and the late Francis Crick, for what is considered one of the most important scientific findings of the 20th century: the key to understanding how every living cell is created.
		Wilkins, leading a team that included Rosalind Franklin, used a technique called X-ray crystallography to investigate the molecular structure of deoxyribonucleic acid and find that the long chains of DNA were arranged in the form of a double helix.
	www.washingtonpost.com /ac2/wp-dyn/A13388-2004Oct6?language=printer (727 words)

	Telegraph \| News \| Maurice Wilkins
		Maurice Wilkins, the molecular biologist who died on Tuesday aged 87, was the third and least well-known of the three scientists who in 1962 won the Nobel Prize for medicine for determining the structure of DNA, the molecule which carries the genetic code that makes possible the transfer of inherited characteristics in all living things.
		Wilkins gave Watson the lead he was looking for: "Maurice's X-ray diffraction picture of DNA was flicked on the screen near the end of his talk," Watson recalled.
		Maurice Wilkins was appointed CBE in 1963 and was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1959.
	www.telegraph.co.uk /news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2004/10/07/db0701.xml&sSheet=/portal/2004/10/07/ixportal.html (1531 words)

	Maurice Wilkins; Nobel laureate and DNA pioneer; 88 \| The San Diego Union-Tribune
		Wilkins was awarded the Nobel Prize for Medicine in 1962 along with the two scientists credited for describing the structure of DNA, Francis Crick and James Watson.
		Wilkins and his colleagues spent seven years proving that the hypothetical DNA model that Watson and Crick constructed was correct.
		Wilkins, together with Rosalind Franklin, whom he recruited, found that the long chains of DNA were arranged in the form of a double helix.
	www.signonsandiego.com /uniontrib/20041007/news_1m7wilkins.html (556 words)

	Guardian Unlimited \| Obituaries \| Maurice Wilkins
		Wilkins went to Naples armed with taut enthusiasm for the prospects of his new type of research and with the best x-ray picture of DNA that he had so far taken.
		Wilkins went on to study the structure of various forms of RNA, a genetic material in its own right as well as an information messenger within cells, and a wide range of genetic problems, such as those of ageing, of genetic diseases and of obesity.
		Maurice Wilkins was born to Irish parents at Pongaroa, a small country town in the south of North Island, New Zealand.
	www.guardian.co.uk /obituaries/story/0,,1321264,00.html (1445 words)

	CTV.ca - DNA pioneer Maurice Wilkins dies at 88- CTV News, Shows and Sports -- Canadian Television
		— Nobel laureate Maurice Wilkins, one of the scientists involved in the discovery of the double helix structure of DNA, died Tuesday in London.
		Wilkins was the first scientist to obtain an X-ray image of DNA, leading Watson and Crick to propose the molecular structure of DNA.
		Wilkins and his colleagues spent seven years proving that the hypothetical model that Watson and Crick constructed was correct.
	www.ctv.ca /servlet/ArticleNews/print/CTVNews/20041006/Wilkins_obit041006/20041006?hub=SciTech&subhub=PrintStory (229 words)

	The New Zealand Edge : Heroes : Scientists : Maurice Wilkins : www.nzedge.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
		Research undertaken by Maurice Wilkins with support from Rosalind Franklin led to the discovery in 1953 by American geneticist James Watson and British biophysicist Francis Crick of the DNA molecule structure.
		Maurice Wilkins completed his Ph.D in 1940 under Randall at Birmingham, his thesis subject being the study of the thermal stability of trapped electrons on phosphors, and on the theory of phosphorescence in terms of electron traps.
		Maurice Wilkins talks to The Institute of Science in Society on social responsibility in science in a 1999 address.
	www.nzedge.com /heroes/wilkins.html (2377 words)

	AllRefer.com - Maurice Hugh Frederick Wilkins (Genetics And Genetic Engineering, Biography) - Encyclopedia
		Maurice Hugh Frederick Wilkins 1916–;, British biophysicist, b.
		Shortly thereafter, he discontinued his research in nuclear physics to concentrate on problems in molecular biology, particularly the structure of DNA (see nucleic acid).
		In the early 1950s Wilkins successfully extracted some fibers from a gel of DNA.
	reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/W/WilkinsM.html (283 words)

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		Maurice Wilkins was already using X-ray crystallography to try to solve the DNA problem at King's College.
		Maurice Wilkins was born in Pongaroa, New Zealand.
		Wilkins believes that having spent his formative years in New Zealand, he was imbued with the exploratory and adventuresome nature of the early settlers - traits that proved useful in his career as a scientists.
	www.dnaftb.org /dnaftb/concept_19/con19bio.html (2123 words)

	C&EN: LATEST NEWS - Nobelist Maurice Wilkins Dead At 87 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
		Maurice H. Wilkins, one of three winners of the 1962 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for the discovery of DNA’s double helix structure, died on Oct. 5 at the age of 87.
		Wilkins died in a London hospital, according to a statement from King’s College London, where Wilkins had performed his Nobel-winning research and was still a member of the staff.
		Wilkins, who was born in New Zealand in 1916, received an undergraduate degree in physics from St. John's College, Cambridge, and a Ph.D. from Birmingham University in 1940 for his thesis on phosphorescence.
	pubs.acs.org /cen/news/8241/8241wilkins.html (389 words)

	The Impact of Emerging Technologies: The Third Man - Technology Review
		Maurice Wilkinss early fascination with DNA was essential to the discovery of the double helix.
		Maurice wilkins, the biophysicist who died on October 5, 2004, at age 87, was the most reticent and least-known of the three researchers awarded the Nobel Prize in 1962 for the discovery of the double helix, the structural basis of DNA.
		Wilkins operated in the long shadows of James Watson and Francis Crick, the duo most associated with a discovery that many rank as the most significant, in any field of research, of the 20th century.
	www.techreview.com /articles/05/01/issue/obituary0105.asp (693 words)

	biology - Maurice Wilkins
		Maurice Hugh Frederick Wilkins (December 15, 1916 – October 5, 2004) was a New Zealand born British physicist and Nobel Laureate who contributed research in the fields of phosphorescence, radar, isotope separation, and X-ray diffraction.
		Wilkins used the improved x-ray images without permission from Franklin, to help James D. Watson and Francis Crick deduce the structure of DNA in 1953.
		Wilkins went on to prove that the double-helical structure they proposed was indeed correct.
	www.biologydaily.com /biology/Maurice_Wilkins (522 words)

	Herbert Wilson - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		On a fellowship of the University of Wales, Herbert Wilson joined Maurice Wilkins at King's College London in September 1952.
		Maurice Wilkins, Alec Stokes and Wilson published their paper in the same issue as the paper from Rosalind Franklin and Raymond Gosling, and the paper by Francis Crick and James Watson.
		The 1962 Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine was subsequently jointly awarded to Francis Crick, James Watson, and Maurice Wilkins.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Herbert_Wilson (386 words)

	King's College London
		Wilkins initially studied the genetic effects of ultrasonics, but soon developed new types of microscopes and cameras with Ray Gosling, and achieved new images of the A form of the DNA molecule.
		Wilkins was Professor of Molecular Biology at King’s from 1963-70; Professor of Biophysics 1970-81; Director of the MRC Cell Biophysics Unit at King¹s 1974-80 and Emeritus Professor of Biophysics at King’s since 1981.
		Wilkins critical contribution was to demonstrate the feasibility of using X-ray diffraction to solve the structure of DNA.
	www.kcl.ac.uk /phpnews/wmprint.php?ArtID=690 (1062 words)

	Maurice Wilkins 1916-2004
		Maurice Wilkins, who shared the 1962 Nobel prize in physiology or medicine with James Watson and Francis Crick, has died aged 87.
		Wilkins studied physics at St John’s College, Cambridge, before moving on to postgraduate work on the luminescence of solids under John Randall at the University of Birmingham, UK.
		Wilkins’ autobiography, The third man of the double helix, was published last year.
	www.rsc.org /chemistryworld/Issues/2004/November/mauricewilkins.asp (308 words)

	Winston-Salem Journal \| Nobel Prize winner Maurice Wilkins dies at 87 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
		Maurice H.F. Wilkins, a Nobel Prize-winning scientist who contributed to the discovery of the structure of DNA by Dr. James D. Watson and Dr. Francis H.C. Crick, died Wednesday in London, according to King's College London, where he worked.
		Wilkins was obliged to hand over his technician and graduate student, Raymond Gosling, and his best sample of DNA to Franklin, who then declined to collaborate with him.
		In his book, published last year, Wilkins describes his frustration with Franklin, whom he referred to privately as the "dark lady." She at first argued strenuously that DNA could not be a helix, or spirally shaped, and then, after finding that it existed in two forms, that one form was helical and the other not.
	www.journalnow.com /servlet/Satellite?pagename=WSJ/MGArticle/WSJ_BasicArticle&c=MGArticle&cid=1031778408415&path=!nationworld&s=1037645509161 (684 words)

	Maurice Wilkins
		Maurice Wilkins is a British biophysicist best known for his contributions to the discovery of the structure of DNA.
		X-ray diffraction pictures done by Wilkins and his assistant/co-worker Rosalind Franklin on the aligned fibers within DNA were seen by James Watson and Francis Crick who, incorporating what it revealed, were then able to build an accurate, detailed model of the DNA molecule.
		Not surprisingly, Wilkins and others in the research group were brought on board the Manhattan Project and moved all the way to Berkeley, California where they continued their research under the direction of Ernest Lawrence and Robert Oppenheimer.
	www.nndb.com /people/979/000030889 (361 words)

	RSNZ/Maurice Wilkins
		Wilkins’ research, with support from Rosalind Franklin, led to the discovery in 1953 by American geneticist James Watson and British biophysicist Francis Crick of the structure of DNA - surely one of the truly defining moments of twentieth century science.
		Maurice Hugh Frederick Wilkins was born in the back blocks of the Wairarapa in 1916, in an isolated community called Pongaroa.
		Wilkins firmly believes the opportunities for exploration and discovery in New Zealand helped his later development as a scientist: "In the time of my parents, before World War One, most people who came to New Zealand from Europe were the more enterprising people; the people who were stronger mentally.
	www.rsnz.org /topics/biol/dna50/wilkins.php (2028 words)

	The Science Show: 9 October 2004 - Maurice Wilkins 1916 - 2004
		Robyn Williams: Maurice Wilkins was the third man of DNA - Watson, Crick and Wilkins.
		Maurice Wilkins: OK, but he spent most of his life struggling not only for science to be applied for human benefit and to stop wars and so on, but for the betterment of humanity generally and also for social justice, I mean, he was a socialist, which isn’t generally known.
		Maurice Wilkins the third man of DNA died on Thursday.
	www.abc.net.au /rn/science/ss/stories/s1215346.htm (1295 words)

	Resonance - Editorial, November 2004
		Maurice Wilkins was born in New Zealand to Irish parents, the same year as Crick.
		During the war, Wilkins was involved in research associated with isotope separation by the difficult method of using the mass spectroscope.
		It was a talk that Wilkins gave in 1951 in Naples on DNA structure that inspired a young American biologist in the audience, James Watson, to work on the problem and changed the course of scientific history.
	www.ias.ac.in /resonance/Nov2004/Nov2004Editorial.html (620 words)

	Boston.com / News / Boston Globe / Obituaries / Maurice Wilkins, 88; helped create DNA model
		LONDON -- Maurice Wilkins, who was awarded the Nobel Prize for his groundbreaking work with Francis Crick and James Watson on the DNA structure, died Tuesday at a London hospital.
		Wilkins, 88, was "a towering figure, one of the greatest scientists of the 20th century and a man of immense humanity," said a statement from King's College, where the professor produced his X-ray work that led to Watson's and Crick's description of the DNA's double-helix structure.
		Other colleagues said Dr. Wilkins, who also worked on the American atomic bomb program known as the Manhattan Project, was proud of his membership in the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament.
	www.boston.com /news/globe/obituaries/articles/2004/10/07/maurice_wilkins_88_helped_create_dna_model (445 words)

	BBC NEWS \| Science/Nature \| Science mourns DNA pioneer Wilkins
		Maurice Wilkins was an intensely private and self-effacing man who was much loved by colleagues and students, KCL said in a statement released on Wednesday.
		Maurice was one of New Zealand's brightest stars whose achievements were known to but a select few of his countrymen.
		Maurice Wilkins was not only a great scientist but also a man deeply concerned with the social implications of his science.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/sci/tech/3720060.stm (1699 words)

	Maurice Wilkins
		Maurice Hugh Frederick Wilkins was born at Pongaroa, New Zealand, on 15 December 1916.
		At the age of 6, Wilkins was brought to England and educated at King Edward's School, Birmingham.
		Wilkins became Assistant Director of the Medical Research Council Unit in 1950, Deputy Director in 1955 and Director from 1970 unitl 1972.
	www.wellcome.ac.uk /en/fourplus/sci_m_wilkins.html (338 words)

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