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Reassessing Discovery: Rosalind Franklin, Scientific Visualization, and the Structure of DNA (2012)

Gibbons, Michelle G. (Author)

Philosophy of Science
Volume: 79
Pages: 63--80

DOI: 10.1086/663241

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Discovery in science Biochemistry X-ray crystallography DNA; RNA Philosophy of science Molecular biology 20th century Franklin, Rosalind

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 of mental operations entails problematic conclusions and excludes acts that should fall within the domain of discovery. It proposes that discovery be expanded to include external acts of making visible. Doing so allows for a reevaluation of Franklin's role in the discovery of the structure of DNA.

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