Gallery 19: Diary entry of Gerard R. Pomerat, Rockefeller Foundation science officer, 1953

April 1, 1953 diary entry of Gerard R. Pomerat, Rockefeller Foundation science officer. Pomerat was on a visit to the Cavendish labs and describes the excitement of Watson and Crick's work.

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