James Watson (Biologist ) was born in Chicago, Illinois, USA on a Friday, April 6, 1928 🎈. James Watson is 96 years old. He is a Aries ♈ and was born in the Year of the Dragon 🐉.
Molecular biologist who co-discovered the double helix structure of DNA in 1953 with Francis Crick. Nine years later, in 1962, he won the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his revolutionary work.
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| FULL NAME: | James Watson |
| BIRTH DATE: | April 6, 1928 |
| BIRTHPLACE: | Chicago, Illinois, USA |
| AGE: | 96 years old |
| NATIONALITY: | Scottish |
| ETHNICITY: | White |
| ZODIAC: | Aries |
| CHINESE ZODIAC: | Dragon |
About
James Watson is a Biologist. James was born in the 1920s, in the middle of the Silent Generation generation. Silent Generation are individuals born between 1925 and 1945. This generation is known for Jazz, Martin Luther King, Jr., Frank Sinatra, Malcolm X, Gone With The Wind, Mickey Mouse, Andy Warhol, Clint Eastwood, Bob Dylan. The Silent Generation has experienced critical historical events, including the Korean War, The Cold War, the McCarthy Hearings, and the Space Race.
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He studied at the University of Chicago and Indiana University before joining the staff at the University of Cambridge’s Cavendish Laboratory in England, where he first met his future collaborator and friend Francis Crick.
DID YOU KNOW From 1988 and 1992, he was associated with the National Institutes of Health, where he helped establish the Human Genome Project, an international scientific research project with the goal of mapping out the total genes of the human genome from both a physical and functional standpoint.
FACT He was influenced by fellow nobel laureate Madame Curie.
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Birthday
Currently, James Watson is 96 years old. His next birthday is away. James will celebrate his 97th birthday on a Friday, April 6th. He shares a birthday with everyone who was born on April 6, 1928. Below is the countdown to his next birthday.
Zodiac
James Watson’s zodiac sign is Aries. People born between the dates of March 21st and April 19th belong to the first sign in the zodiac, Aries. Aries are known for being ambitious, honest, self-assertive, and brave. Sagittarius is the most compatible sign for Aries.
Famous Aries celebrities are Lady Gaga, Mariah Carey, Jackie Chan, Leonardo DaVinci, Robert Downey Jr., James Franco, Harry Houdini, Thomas Jefferson, Vincent van Gogh, Emma Watson, Marlon Brando, and Charlie Chaplin. Aries ruling planet is Mars. Astrologically, Mars represents ambition, passion, and energy.
James Watson was born in the Year of the Dragon. The dragon represents good luck, strength, and health in Chinese culture. People born in the Year of the Dragon are courageous, intelligent, natural born leaders, charismatic, and lucky. They can also sometimes be impetuous, inflexible, and brash.
This year is the Year of the Dragon.
DID YOU KNOW United States life expectancy is about 78.5 years.
James Watson is a 96 years old Biologist, born in April, in the Year of the Dragon (1928), and is a Aries. His life path number is 3. James’s birthstone is Diamond, and his birth flower is Sweet Pea/Daisy. You may also check out all famous birthdays in April or specifically birthdays on April 6.
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