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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