acknowledge

Crick and Watson benefited from Franklin's work but didn't acknowledge it.

astronomer

An astronomer is a scientist who studies the stars and planets.

atom

An atom is the smallest unit of any substance.

award

Many people believe that Franklin deserves to be awarded a Nobel Prize now.

benefit

Both Crick and Watson clearly benefit(ed) from Franklin's work.

brilliant

Franklin is beginning to be recognised as a brilliant scientist.

cancer

The cancer from which she died was probably caused by X-rays.

colleague

Her male colleague Otto Hahn got the Nobel Prize instead.

comet

A comet is a bright object in space like a star but with a long tail of gas and dust.

deserve

Many people believe that Franklin deserves to be awarded a Nobel Prize now.

DNA

Franklin believed that the structure of DNA could be discovered from atoms.

forbid

Should students be forbidden to copy from the Web?

honour

Nobel Prizes can only be given to the living so Franklin can't be honoured in this way.

Initially

Initially means at the beginning.

Ironically

Ironically, the cancer from which she died was probably caused by X-rays.

nuclear fission

Lisa Meitner was described as “Germany's Marie Curie” because of her work on nuclear fission.

persuade

Franklin finally persuaded her father to pay for her studies.

prejudice

Do scientists like Franklin and Meitner not get Nobel Prizes because of prejudice against women?

pulsar

Jocelyn Bell Burnell discovered tiny stars called pulsars.

recognition

Scientists think what she did deserves more recognition.

worth

The worth of some people's work may not be recognised while they are alive.

atoom

atoom

astronoom

astronoom

erkennen

erkennen

briljant

briljant

voordeel hebben van

voordeel hebben van

toekennen

toekennen

komeet

komeet

collega

collega

kanker

kanker

verbieden

verbieden

DNA

DNA

verdienen

verdienen

ironisch

ironisch

aanvankelijk

aanvankelijk

eer betuigen / huldigen

eer betuigen / huldigen

vooroordeel

vooroordeel

overtuigen

overtuigen

atoomsplitsing

atoomsplitsing

waarde

waarde

erkenning

erkenning

pulsar / neutronenster

pulsar / neutronenster