Watson, James Dewey
Watson, James Dewey (1928– ) US biochemist, who moved to the Cavendish Laboratory, Cambridge, in 1951 to study the structure of
DNA. In 1953 he and Francis
Crick announced the now accepted two-stranded helical structure for the DNA molecule. In 1962 they shared the Nobel Prize for physiology or medicine with Maurice Wilkins (1916– ), who with Rosalind Franklin (1920–58) had made X-ray diffraction studies of DNA.
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The Man Behind the Double Helix; GENE-BUSTER JAMES WATSON MOVES ON TO BIOLOGY`S BIGGEST CHALLENGE- MAPPING HEREDITY
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 9/12/1989; ; 700+ words
; One could say James D. Watson ignored his way to the Nobel Prize...study-and once they cut him off. Watson's ignoring ways led him to Britain...Now, more than 35 years later, James Dewey Watson Jr., 61, director of the Cold...
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The Monday interview: James Watson - Welcome to the Watson Wonderland: DNA genius still ruffles feathers 50 years after extraordinary discovery JAMES WATSON NOBEL PRIZE WINNER
Newspaper article from: The Independent - London; 2/3/2003; ; 700+ words
; NOBODY COULD accuse James Dewey Watson of being a bore. The man who co...comments and scurrilous gossip. At 75, Watson has lost little of the naughty boy...century. To underestimate the size of Watson and Crick's achievement is indeed...
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 "The Daily Mail (London, England)")
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James Watson is a genius. His brilliant work on DNA won the Nobel Prize. So why is he risking his reputation by making the incendiary claim that black people are less intelligent than whites?
Newspaper article from: The Daily Mail (London, England); 10/18/2007; 700+ words
; ...Nobel Prize-winning scientist James Dewey Watson is living proofthat genius is no...today to publicise a new book, Watson, whoat Cambridge University in...the testing says not really'. Watson said he hoped everyone was equal...
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 "The Economist (US)")
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Determined from birth; James Watson.("Watson and DNA: Making a Scientific Revolution")(Book Review)(Brief Article)
Magazine article from: The Economist (US); 4/26/2003; 700+ words
; ...be broken and as Victor McElheny shows, James Dewey Watson broke this one successfully. Jim Watson was, with Francis Crick, the discoverer...one of the chief tale tellers being Mr Watson himself, in his book "The Double Helix...
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NOBEL LAUREATE, CHICAGO NATIVE JAMES WATSON TO RECEIVE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO ALUMNI MEDAL ON JUNE 2
News Wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News; 6/1/2007; 700+ words
; ...Prize in Physiology or Medicine James Dewey Watson will receive the 2007 Alumni Medal...be awarded on an annual basis. Watson (S.B.,'47), is the father...into a serious study of genetics. Watson, who did his graduate studies...
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Dewey rolls 706 at Dublin Bowl
Newspaper article from: Oakland Tribune; 2/16/2005; 584 words
; DUBLIN -- Tom Dewey of the Kegler's Kingdom Pro Shop Monday...good four-game sets were posted by Tom Watson 922, Don Gholston 888, Rich Hiner 888...683, Tom Kniest (Leprechauns) 673, James Yonemura (Men's Club) 666 and Mike...
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Deweyan inquiry and economic practice.(John Dewey)
Magazine article from: Journal of Economic Issues; 6/1/2005; ; 700+ words
; ...epistemology and metaphysics. For Dewey "data" are never "given...construct. In modern terminology Dewey's critique of the reflex arc...psychology associated with J. B. Watson (1914) and B. F. Skinner...prescient insights of Peirce and Dewey. The human retina is not engaged...
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 "Albany Times Union (Albany, NY)")
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NOBEL LAUREATE TAKES JOB TO MAP GENES.(Living Today)
Newspaper article from: Albany Times Union (Albany, NY); 10/3/1989; 700+ words
; ...Washington Post One could say James D. Watson ignored his way to the Nobel Prize...study - and once they cut him off. Watson's ignoring ways led him to Britain...Now, more than 35 years later, James Dewey Watson Jr., 61, director of the Cold...
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Pair Unlocked DNA Code 50 Years Ago.
Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News; 2/16/2003; 700+ words
; ...Crick's double helix model. Watson's mischievous blue eyes still...genetics stands on the shoulders of Watson and Crick," said Dr. Francis...helix discovery made possible. James Dewey Watson was born in Chicago on April 6...
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50 YEARS AGO, PAIR UNLOCKED DNA CODE
Newspaper article from: The Boston Globe; 2/16/2003; ; 700+ words
; ...Crick's double helix model. Watson's mischievous blue eyes still...genetics stands on the shoulders of Watson and Crick," said Dr. Francis...helix discovery made possible. James Dewey Watson was born in Chicago on April 6...
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Watson, James Dewey
Book article from: Chemistry: Foundations and Applications
Watson, James Dewey AMERICAN BIOCHEMIST1928– The American biochemist James Dewey Watson was a discoverer of the double-helical structure of the deoxyribonucleic...
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James Dewey Watson
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography
James Dewey Watson The American biologist James Dewey Watson (born 1928) was a discoverer of the double-helical structure of the deoxyribonucleic acid molecule. James D. Watson was born April 6, 1928, in Chicago, Illinois. At age 15 he...
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Watson, James D. (1928- )
Book article from: World of Microbiology and Immunology
...a fundamental advance in molecular biology . James Dewey Watson was born in Chicago, Illinois, on April 6, 1928, to James Dewey and Jean (Mitchell) Watson. He was educated in the Chicago public schools...
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Watson, James
Book article from: Biology
Watson, James American biologist 1928– James Dewey Watson, American biologist, won the Nobel...Books, 1988. Sherborn, Victoria. James Watson and Francis Crick: Decoding the Secrets...
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Franklin, Rosalind
Book article from: Chemistry: Foundations and Applications
...working on proteins. The American James Dewey Watson (b. 1928) and the Briton Francis...s paper provided the basis for Watson and Crick's structure, rather...Double Helix; Pauling, Linus; Watson, James Dewey. George B. Kauffman Bibliography...
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