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James Dewey Watson

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  • Birth Date

    Birth Date
    Born Apr 6 1928

  • University Of Chicago

    University Of Chicago
    Watson appeared on popular radio show called quiz kids and entered the University of Chicago at age 15.

  • Switched Studies

    Watson first had chose to study orthinology, but then after earning a B.S. in zoology, he switched studies to genetics.

  • Doctorate

    Doctorate
    Watson earned his doctorate in 1950 at the university of Indiana.

  • Persuasion

    Persuasion
    Watson was persuaded that DNA was the carrier of genetic material. This was the starting point of his studies.

  • Discovery

    Discovery
    Discovered the structure of DNA.

  • Harvard

    Harvard
    Became a junior member of Harvard University's biology labs.

  • Nobel Prize Winner

    Nobel Prize Winner
    He earned the nobel prize in medicine and phsyiology Shared between Francis Crick and Maurice Wilkins.

  • New Research

    Started research on cancer.

  • Published Book

    Published Book
    Published a book about his DNA discovery and titled it "the Double Helix".

  • Married

    Married
    Married Elizabeth Lewis.

  • Director

    Director
    Became Director of Cold Spring Labratory on Long Island, NY