Dianne wrote>
> Now, when I talk to newcomers in the field and a prominent name comes up,
as
> often as not I'm met with a blank stare.  And I have to wonder:  can one
> really know a field - maybe especially a young one - without knowing the
> names and approximate contributions of its rock stars?  Should you be
able
> to get a PhD in biology without knowing Watson and Crick?
>

Just being a bit pedantic here but if you are going to talk Watson and
Crick you have to add in Franklin. Watson and Crick used her results to
come up with their model. They were practically stolen from her and she
almost gets no credit. Shoddy treatment of women in science, it's my pet
peeve and it still happens.

Karleen

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