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

erkennen

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

astronoom

An atom is the smallest unit of any substance.

atoom

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

toekennen

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

voordeel hebben van

Franklin is beginning to be recognised as a brilliant scientist.

briljant

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

kanker

Her male colleague Otto Hahn got the Nobel Prize instead.

collega

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

komeet

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

verdienen

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

DNA

Should students be forbidden to copy from the Web?

verbieden

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

eer betuigen / huldigen

Initially means at the beginning.

aanvankelijk

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

ironisch

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

atoomsplitsing

Franklin finally persuaded her father to pay for her studies.

overtuigen

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

vooroordeel

Jocelyn Bell Burnell discovered tiny stars called pulsars.

pulsar / neutronenster

Scientists think what she did deserves more recognition.

erkenning

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

waarde