James Watson and Francis Crick are technically the ones who discovered the structure, and are given credit. However, multiple people played crucial roles in this finding, including Rosalind Franklin.
Antonie van Leeuwenhoek is credited with first discovering bacteria in the 17th century using a simple microscope. He observed single-celled organisms in dental plaque and other samples, making him the first to document the existence of bacteria.
Watson and Crick were credited for discovering the structure of DNA because they were the first to propose the double helix structure of DNA in 1953, which was based on X-ray diffraction data collected by Rosalind Franklin and Maurice Wilkins. Their model provided a comprehensive explanation of how genetic information is stored and transferred in living organisms.
James Watson and Francis Crick.
German chemist Andreas Sigismund Marggraf is normally given credit for discovering pure metallic zinc in 1746
Watson and Crick were credited with the discovery of DNA structure because they successfully proposed the double helix structure model of DNA in 1953, which has since been confirmed as accurate. Their model explained how genetic information is stored and replicated, revolutionizing our understanding of genetics and molecular biology.
Karl Wilhem is given credit for discovering simple machines
Gilbert N. Lewis was given the credit for discovering how a covalent bond works.
J. J. Thompson was given credit for discovering the first electron.
Darwin.
The two scientists credited with the discovery of the structure of DNA are James Watson and Francis Crick. They proposed the double helix structure of DNA in 1953, based on data collected by Rosalind Franklin and Maurice Wilkins.
J.J. Thomson
Captain James Cook.
they didn't document it
no one is given the credit of discovering maths
christopher Columbus and leif ericson
Amerigo Vespucci is given the credit for discovering America.
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