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James Dewey Watson

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James Dewey Watson

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James Dewey Watson, an American molecular biologist, geneticist and zoologist, was one of the leaders of molecular biology in the 20th century. Together with his colleague Francis Crick, he and Maurice Wilkins won the 1962 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for their joint discovery of the double helix structure of DNA.

Category
Scientists
Nationality
United States
Born
1928-04-06
Died
2025-11-06
Wikidata
Q83333
Occupations biologistgeneticistzoologistbiochemistmolecular biologistscholaruniversity teacherchemistphysicistwriterbiophysicistthe scientistnobel prize winner
Aliases James D. WatsonJames Dewey WatsonJames WatsonJames WatsonWatson, J.D.Watson, James Deweyjames watsonJames Dewey WatsonJames Watsonjames watson

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