Maurice Wilkins

Quick Facts

Full Name	Maurice Wilkins
Occupation	Physicist
Date Of Birth	Dec 15, 1916(1916-12-15)
Age	108
Date Of Death	2004-10-05
Birthplace	Pongaroa
Country	New Zealand
Birth City	Manawatu-Wanganui
Horoscope	Sagittarius

Maurice Wilkins Biography

Maurice Wilkins is one of the most popular and richest Physicist who was born on December 15, 1916 in Pongaroa, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand. English biologist and physicist who carried out research that led to better scientific understanding of phenomena like optical microscopy, isotope separation and X-ray difffraction.

From 1929 to 1935, he attended King Edward’s School, named after King Edward V.

He was twice married and had five children.

Maurice Wilkins Net Worth

Maurice Wilkins is one of the richest Physicist from New Zealand. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Maurice Wilkins 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

After studying physics at St. John’s College in Cambridge, he developed radar screens that were more effective in Birmingham during World War II.

In 1960, he was awarded the American Public Health Association’s Albert Lasker award and in 1962, he was made Commander of The British Empire.

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Who is Maurice Wilkins Dating?

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Facts & Trivia

Maurice Ranked on the list of most popular Physicist. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in New Zealand. Maurice Wilkins celebrates birthday on December 15 of every year.

Top Facts about Maurice Wilkins

1. Maurice Wilkins was born in New Zealand in 1916.
2. He played a key role in the discovery of DNA’s structure.
3. Wilkins shared the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1962.
4. He studied physics at St John’s College, Cambridge.
5. Wilkins worked on radar technology during World War II.
6. He joined King’s College London as a researcher in 1946.
7. His X-ray diffraction images were crucial to DNA research.
8. Wilkins’ work helped confirm Watson and Crick’s double helix model.
9. He became a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1959.
10. Wilkins died in London, England, in 2004 at age 87.

What did Maurice Wilkins discover about DNA?

Wilkins is most well-known for beginning the X-ray diffraction images of DNA that contributed to Watson and Crick’s discovery of the double-helix structure of DNA.

Who is Maurice Wilkins and what did he do?

The “third man.” Although Maurice Wilkins shared the 1962 Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine with James Watson and Francis Crick, his name is not as commonly known as one of the discoverers of the structure of DNA.

Why did Maurice Wilkins get the Nobel Prize?

The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1962 was awarded to James Watson, Francis Crick and Maurice Wilkins for their discovery of the molecular structure of DNA , which helped solve one of the most important of all biological riddles.

Who discovered DNA NZ?

Less well known is the fact that a man born in rural Wairarapa shared a 1962 Nobel Prize for an equally pivotal scientific breakthrough: the discovery of the structure of DNA. In 2003, the 50th anniversary of that discovery was celebrated—with Maurice Wilkins taking a share of the limelight.

What did Maurice Wilkins and Rosalind Franklin discover?

These four scientists—Watson, Crick, Franklin, and Wilkins—codiscovered the double-helix structure of DNA , which formed the basis for modern biotechnology. At King’s College London, Rosalind Franklin obtained images of DNA using X-ray crystallography, an idea first broached by Maurice Wilkins.