The Making of an Icon.

PHOTOGRAPHS; CRICK, Francis, 1916-2004; WATSON, James D., 1928-; DNA; SCIENTISTS

The article focuses on the photographs of scientists James Watson and Francis Crick along with their proposed model of DNA structure which was taken in their laboratory in 1953. The pictures were taken by photographer Antony Barrington Brown which symbolizes the winning and scientific achievement of the two researchers. The black-and-white image comes in two versions, one picture shows Crick with a slide rule in his hand pointing up toward the model and the other version of the picture, shows Watson and Crick half-facing each other and the viewer. The available accounts offer important insights into the events surrounding Watson and Crick's work.