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.
The discovery of deoxyribonucleic acid, otherwise known as DNA, was made by Frederick Miescher, but the structure was discovered by James Watson and Francis Crick in 1953. Ro â¦ salind Franklin produced vital images of DNA through x-ray crystallography with which Watson and Crick were able to deduce the structure of DNA.s a result, Watson and Crick are largely recognized as discovering the structure of DNA for the first time, but it was really Watson, Crick and Franklin (among other, less influential, work by other scientists).