Where was james d watson born

(1928-)

Who Was James D. Watson?

James D. Watson is credited with the discovery of the double-helix structure of DNA along with Francis Crick.

Watson received a 1962 Nobel Prize and went on to do work in cancer research and mapping the human genome. He later came under fire for several controversial remarks on subjects ranging from obesity to race-based intelligence.

Early Years

James Dewey Watson was born in Chicago, Illinois, on April 6, 1928, and spent his childhood there, attending Horace Mann Grammar School and South Shore High School before earning a scholarship to the University of Chicago and enrolling at age 15.

In 1947, he received a Bachelor of Science degree in zoology and then went on to attend Indiana University in Bloomington, where he received his Ph.D. in zoology in 1950.

Where was james d watson born

Where was james d watson born

James dewey watson

James d watson biography

When was james watson (born and died)

What did james watson discover

During his graduate studies, Watson was influenced by the work of geneticists H. J. Muller and T. M. Sonneborn and microbiologist S. E. Luria. His Ph.D. thesis was a study