James Watson
Full Name: James Watson
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Profession: Molecular Biologist
Why Famous: Won the 1962 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his work on the structure of DNA and his discovery along with Francis Crick of the double helix structure.
Born: April 6, 1928 (90 years old)
Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois, USA
Historical Events in the Life of James Watson
- 1953-02-28 Francis Crick and James Watson discover the chemical structure of DNA-molecule (double-helix polymer)
- 1953-04-25 Francis Crick and James Watson's discovery of the double helix structure of DNA is published in "Nature" magazine
- 1962-10-18 James Watson (US), Francis Crick (UK) and Maurice Wilkins (UK) win the Nobel Prize for Medicine for their work in determining the structure of DNA
Alfred Russel Wallace
Francis Crick
Rachel Carson
Robert Koch
Stephen Jay Gould
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