In order to live up to the promise of the Battle of New Orleans, many American writers called for âemancipationâ from British literary tradition. Which of the following is closest to the typical response of British literary nationalists? a) Nobody reads American books.
A+E Networks. On this day in 1953, Cambridge University scientists James D. Watson and Frances H.C. Crick announce that they have determined the double-helix structure of DNA, the molecule containing human genes.
Many people believe that American biologist James Watson and English physicist Francis Crick discovered DNA in the 1950s. In reality, this is not the case.Rather, DNA was first identified in the late 1860s by Swiss chemist Friedrich Miescher.n fact, Watson and Crick were worried that they would be scooped by Pauling, who proposed a different model for the three-dimensional structure of DNA just months before they did. In the end, however, Pauling's prediction was incorrect.