• Home
  • American Presidents
  • The Constitution of the United States
  • Pythagoras for Kids
  • About
  • Age of the Presidents at Time of Inauguration
  • Home
  • American Presidents
  • The Constitution of the United States
  • Pythagoras for Kids
  • About
  • Age of the Presidents at Time of Inauguration
  • Famous Scientists

    DNA Code Made Easy

    April 23, 2013 /

    Francis Crick and James Watson have been famous for discovering Deoxyribonucleic acid’s double helix structure, since Feb. 28, 1953, when they exclaimed that they had accomplished the amazingly unimaginable feat of  discovering the secret of life, in an English pub of all places. Those British diners had as much of a chance understanding the complexities of DNA’s double helix as a school child. Yet, Francis Crick managed to give a simplified summation of the collection of nucleotides that make us unique, along with a scrawled-out illustration, in a letter to his 12 year-old son. That hand written letter, dated March 19, 1953, was auctioned off at Christie’s  last week for a Sale Total including Buyer’s Premium of …

    read more
    Research History Comments Off on DNA Code Made Easy

    You May Also Like

    O-Ring failure in Challenger Disaster: A Case of Corruption

    March 8, 2025

Research History

Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs

Map of the Iron Curtain

Iron Curtain
Map of Iron Curtain

Discovery of the North Pole

Routes to North Pole
Routes to North Pole

Recent Posts

  • The Rubicon: Both an actual event and also an often used metaphor
  • History of Opportunity Cost: Be careful what you choose
  • Maslow and Dabrowski: Two men famous for their knowledge in self development
  • The “Hustle and Bustle”: an old saying associated with the Industrial Revolution 
  • Alfred Nobel: The Founder of the Peace Prize
  • When was the World Wide Web Born?
  • Oklahoma State Flag 100th Anniversary
  • Habeas Corpus and the Magna Carta
  • Seven Highest Summits of the World: The Seven Summits Challenge
  • O-Ring failure in Challenger Disaster: A Case of Corruption
  • Industrial Revolution: A Different Way of Life
  • Who Signed the United States Constitution?
  • The Founding Fathers
  • Famous Speeches
  • What Were the Ages of the Presidents
  • Brooklyn Bridge History: The first crossing of the East River
  • American Presidents
  • The Queen, Elizabeth Alexandra Mary, Was Born
  • Royal Wedding
  • Discovery of the North Pole: The South Pole soon to follow
  • Understanding the Iron Curtain: Origins and Impact
  • History of the American Birthday Celebration
  • The Fall of the Berlin Wall
  • The Impeachment Trial of Donald J. Trump
  • One Term Presidents Voted Out
  • Ruth Bader Ginsburg has Died at Age 87
  • John Miles Lewis Remembered
  • Emancipation Proclamation
  • WWII Songstress Vera Lynn Dies at 103
  • History’s Worst Pandemics

American Flag Rules of Display

Cherokee Morning Song

Chief Crazy Horse

The Birth of the World Wide Web

Research History

Themes

Ashe Theme by WP Royal.