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Franklin

Historical Figure
Pronunciation

Understanding ARPABET Pronunciation

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The pronunciation guide uses the ARPABET phonetic system—the same system used in speech recognition and text-to-speech applications.

Vowel Examples:
AE1 = cat, bat
EH1 = bed, head
IY1 = see, me
OW1 = go, boat
UW1 = boot, do
Stress Numbers:
0 = no stress (unstressed)
1 = primary stress (loud)
2 = secondary stress (medium)
Example:
AH0 TH IY1 N AH0
= a-THEE-na (Athena)

The stressed syllable (marked with 1) is pronounced louder and clearer than others.

Quick Definition

Rosalind Franklin, the scientist whose X-ray images helped reveal DNA's structure.

Detailed Definition
Franklin was a British chemist and X-ray crystallographer whose work was essential to the discovery of DNA's structure. The poem mentions her by surname as part of the history of the double helix.
Example
Example in poetry:
“Franklin’s images brought the structure near” may invoke Benjamin Franklin, writer, printer, and experimenter; “Franklin flies a kite beneath a charged sky”; “The poem recalls Franklin’s key and thundercloud”; “Franklin’s lightning becomes an image of inquiry”
Additional Notes
"Franklin's" is a proper name referring to a specific historical scientist, which readers may need to identify.; Found in the poem, The Double Helix by Richard
Also Known As
Rosalind pioneer researcher scientist
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