by María Canosa, Paula Mayor Agrelo · Baía Edicións A Coruña. S.L. · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788499954219
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«A Fotografía 51» is a children's and young adult novel by María Canosa, with illustrations by Paula Mayor Agrelo, published by Baía Edicións in paperback (88 pages, in Galician).
The work tells the story of Rosalind Franklin, the chemist whose X-ray crystallography technique made it possible to obtain the famous «Photograph 51», the decisive image that allowed James Watson and Francis Crick to establish the double helix model of DNA. Set in an era when women scientists were undervalued, to the point of not being allowed into the university coffee room, the story asks whether the author of that photograph received the recognition she deserved.
Volume 39 of the Meiga Moira collection. First edition published on 9 February 2023; the edition includes 8 illustrations.
Recommended for readers aged 12 and up, especially for those who enjoy stories about science, history and notable women in research.
