Quotes by James Watson

About James Watson:


James Dewey Watson is an American molecular biologist, geneticist and zoologist, best known as one of the co-discoverers of the structure of DNA in 1953 with Francis Crick. Watson, Crick, and Maurice Wilkins were awarded the 1962 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine "for their discoveries concerning the molecular structure of nucleic acids and its significance for information transfer in living material".

Author Bio


  • NameJames Watson
  • DescriptionAmerican molecular biologist, geneticist, and zoologist
  • AliasesJames Dewey Watson; Jim Watson
  • BornApril 6, 1928
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionBiologist; Geneticist; Zoologist; Biochemist; Author; Scientist; Physician; Molecular Biologist
  • AwardsCopley Medal; Presidential Medal Of Freedom; Lomonosov Gold Medal; Albert Lasker Award For Basic Medical Research; Gairdner Foundation International Award; Knight Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire; Nobel Prize In Physiology Or Medicine; Guggenheim Fellowship; Philadelphia Liberty Medal