This Biography is about one of the best Molecular Biologist James Watson including his Height, weight, Age & Other Detail…
| Biography Of James Watson | |
| Real Name | James Watson |
| Profession | Geneticists, Biophysicists, Molecular Biologists |
| Nick Name | James Watson, James Dewey Watson, Dr James Watson, Dr. James Watson, James D. Watson |
| Famous as | Molecular Biologist |
| Nationality | American |
| Religion | Atheism |
| Personal life of James Watson | |
| Born on | 06 April 1928 |
| Birthday | 6th April |
| Age | 89 Years |
| Sun Sign | Aries |
| Born in | Chicago |
| City | Illinois |
| Family Background of James Watson | |
| Father | James D. Watson |
| Mother | Jean Mitchell |
| Siblings | Elizabeth Jean Watson |
| Spouse/Partner | Elizabeth Watson |
| Children | Rufus Robert Watson, Duncan James Watson |
| Education | 1950 – Indiana University, 1947 – University of Chicago, Clare College, Cambridge, South Shore High School, Horace Mann Grammar School |
| Discoveries / Inventions | Discovery Of The Structure Of DNA, Which Was Published In 1968 |
| Hobbies | Bird watching |
| Awards | 1962 – Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
1960 – Albert Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research 2002 – Gairdner Foundation International Award 1977 – Presidential Medal of Freedom 1993 – Copley Medal 1965 – Guggenheim Fellowship for Natural Sciences US & Canada 1971 – John J. Carty Award for the Advancement of Science 1997 – National Medal of Science for Biological Sciences |
| Personal Fact of James Watson | |
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James Dewey Watson is an American molecular biologist, geneticist and zoologist. He is credited for co-discovering the molecular structure of deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA), a substance that is the basis of heredity. His discovery has been described by other biologists and Nobel laureates as the most important scientific discovery of the 20th century. He was born in Illinois to James D. Watson and Jean Mitchell. Growing up, James Dewey Watson spent hours bird-watching and decided to major in ornithology but Erwin Schrodinger’s book titled What is Life had such a profound impact on him that he chose genetics in the end. He received his B.S. degree from the University of Chicago, and his PhD from Indiana University. He was strongly opposed to the belief that genes were proteins that could replicate and DNA was a simple tetranucleotide that supported the genes. James perception, influenced by the discoveries and lectures of that time, was that DNA was indeed the genetic molecule. He finally found success with Francis Crick and Maurice Wilkins, when the trio discovered the double helix structure of the DNA molecule. For this discovery James Dewey Watson, Francis Crick and Maurice Wilkins earned the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine in 1962 |
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