In 1929, Kathleen Lonsdale solved the mystery of the molecular structure of #benzene, which had been elusive for over a century. She used #Fourier methods on her X-ray crystallography data.

Benzene had been isolated in 1825, in a tiny vial that would change the world. 👇

https://www.rigb.org/explore-science/explore/blog/tiny-vial-changed-world-benzene-200