Francis Harry Compton Crick - Biography.

Francis Harry Compton Crick - Biography. British biophysicist Birth June 8, 1916 Death July 28, 2004 Place of Northampton, England Birth Known for Codiscovering the double-helix structure of DNA Sharing the 1962 Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine with James Watson and Maurice Wilkins Career 1937 Graduated from University College, London, with a B.S. in physics 1947 Began to study biology at the Strangeways Research Institute of the University of Cambridge 1949-1977 Worked as a researcher at the Laboratory of Molecular Biology in Cambridge, England 1951-1953 Discovered the structure of DNA while working with James Watson as a researcher at the Cavendish Laboratory of the University of Cambridge 1953 Completed his Ph.D. on the structure of hemoglobin 1977 Accepted a professorship at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies in California Did You During World War II, Crick worked on explosive mines for the British navy. Know After receiving his undergraduate degree in physics, Crick was inspired to change his academic focus to biology after reading Austrian physicist Erwin Schrödinger's examination of biological processes, What is Life? Crick discovered that every three stairs on the DNA ladder contain the code for one amino acid. Microsoft ® Encarta ® 2009. © 1993-2008 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.