Which Happened First?

James Watson

James Watson
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James Dewey Watson was an American molecular biologist, geneticist, and zoologist. In 1953, James Watson and Francis Crick co-authored an academic paper on DNA entitled, "Molecular Structure of Nucleic Acids: A Structure for Deoxyribose Nucleic Acid".

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Who was born first?

Timeline

  1. Alexei AbrikosovJune 25, 1928 – March 29, 2017
  2. Elias James CoreyJuly 12, 1928 – present
  3. James Watson (this page)April 6, 1928 – November 6, 2025
  4. Martin DavisMarch 8, 1928 – January 1, 2023
  5. Robert BroutJune 14, 1928 – May 3, 2011
  6. Sergey KapitsaFebruary 14, 1928 – August 14, 2012

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