Lot 132
Lot 132
Property of the Leonard D. Hamilton Estate
Francis Crick and Maurice Wilkins are elected Fellows of the Royal Society

Francis Crick, 8 April 1959

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    Francis Crick and Maurice Wilkins are elected Fellows of the Royal Society

    Francis Crick, 8 April 1959

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    CRICK, Francis (1916-2004). Autograph letter signed (“Francis") to Leonard Hamilton, 8 April 1959.

    One page, 283 x 216mm. On Harvard University letterhead, Department of Chemistry (couple of faint foxmarks).

    Francis Crick and Maurice Wilkins are elected Fellows of the Royal Society: their first major public honor after the publication of the structure of DNA. In full: “It was very nice of you to send me your congratulations. How clever of them to get Maurice in at the same time—I hope he’s pleased about it. / The family are fine. Odile and I have just been to New Orleans and Gatlinsburg. We hope to pass through New York again in May.”
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