James Watson is one of many famous scientists who have impacted our world. With the help of Francis Crick, they discovered a life changing element which was DNA structure. Their discovery changed how we think today and our understanding of how our body works. James Watson, Molecular Biologist, Geneticist, and Zoologist, won a nobel prize with Francis Crick, a Molecular Biologist, Biophysicist, and Nutritionist.
His Childhood James Watson was born in Chicago, Illinois on April 6th, 1928. Most of his time was spent in Chicago. During the period when he was growing up, he became one of the original Quiz Kids on the radio show. He had many years of education. James Watson attended eight years of
Horace Mann Grammar School and two years of South Shore High School. He received a scholarship to the University of Chicago. In 1975, he …show more content…
Crick was working in a Cavendish lab in Britain. Ever since their encounter, they have been working together. They both were very interested in DNA Structure, so they collaborated together to solve The Double-Helix of DNA Structure in 1953, with help from Maurice Wilkins. They did not actually figure out the DNA Structure until their second attempt, which took them two years. Watson went on to write a book about their discovery, which he named “The Double Helix: A Personal Account of the Discovery of the Structure of DNA” Solving the Double-Helix was a humongous deal. Due to their discovery, they received 3 Nobel Prizes. He won the John Collins Warren Prize of the Massachusetts General Hospital with Francis Crick, The Lasker Award with Francis Crick and Maurice Wilkins & The Nobel Prize Award with Francis Crick and Maurice Wilkins. Watson was the person who got to keep the Nobel Prize Award, but he ended up selling it because he had no use for it anymore. A billionaire bought his award for 4.1 million
His Childhood James Watson was born in Chicago, Illinois on April 6th, 1928. Most of his time was spent in Chicago. During the period when he was growing up, he became one of the original Quiz Kids on the radio show. He had many years of education. James Watson attended eight years of
Horace Mann Grammar School and two years of South Shore High School. He received a scholarship to the University of Chicago. In 1975, he …show more content…
Crick was working in a Cavendish lab in Britain. Ever since their encounter, they have been working together. They both were very interested in DNA Structure, so they collaborated together to solve The Double-Helix of DNA Structure in 1953, with help from Maurice Wilkins. They did not actually figure out the DNA Structure until their second attempt, which took them two years. Watson went on to write a book about their discovery, which he named “The Double Helix: A Personal Account of the Discovery of the Structure of DNA” Solving the Double-Helix was a humongous deal. Due to their discovery, they received 3 Nobel Prizes. He won the John Collins Warren Prize of the Massachusetts General Hospital with Francis Crick, The Lasker Award with Francis Crick and Maurice Wilkins & The Nobel Prize Award with Francis Crick and Maurice Wilkins. Watson was the person who got to keep the Nobel Prize Award, but he ended up selling it because he had no use for it anymore. A billionaire bought his award for 4.1 million