Wat·son (w t s n), James Dewey Born 1928. American biologist who with Francis Crick proposed a spiral model, the double helix, for the molecular structure of DNA. He shared a 1962 Nobel Prize for advances in the study of genetics. |
| Watson, Thomas Augustus 1854-1934. American telephone pioneer who assisted Alexander Graham Bell in his experiments and was the leader of research and engineering for Bell Telephone Company (1877-1881). |
| Watson, Thomas John 1874-1956. American businessman who was president (1914-1949) and chairman (1949-1956) of International Business Machines. |
| Watson, Thomas Sturges Known as "Tom." Born 1949. American golfer who in 1982 became one of only a few players to win the U.S. and British Open tournaments in the same year. |
Watson [ˈwɒtsən]
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1. (Biographies / Watson, James Dewey (1928 M, US, SCIENCE: biologist) James Dewey. born 1928, US biologist, whose contribution to the discovery of the helical structure of DNA won him a Nobel prize for physiology or medicine shared with Francis Crick and Maurice Wilkins in 1962
2. (Biographies / Watson, John B(roadus) (1878-1958) M, US, SCIENCE: psychologist) John B(roadus). 1878-1958, US psychologist; a leading exponent of behaviourism
3. (Biographies / Watson, John Christian (1867-1941) M, Australiannational of birth: Chilean, POLITICS: statesman, POLITICS: prime minister) John Christian. 1867-1941, Australian statesman, born in Chile: prime minister of Australia (1904)
4. (Biographies / Watson, Russell (1973 M, British, MUSIC: tenor) Russell. born 1973, British tenor, maker of the bestselling albums The Voice (2001) and Encore (2002)
5. (Biographies / Watson, Tom (1949 M, US, SPORT AND GAMES: golfer) Tom, full name Thomas Sturges Watson. born 1949, US golfer: won the US Open Championship (1982), the British Open Championship (1975, 1977, 1980, 1982, 1983), and the World Series (1975, 1977, 1980)
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| Noun | 1. | Watson - United States telephone engineer who assisted Alexander Graham Bell in his experiments (1854-1934) |
| 2. | Watson - United States psychologist considered the founder of behavioristic psychology (1878-1958) | |
| 3. |  Watson - United States geneticist who (with Crick in 1953) helped discover the helical structure of DNA (born in 1928) |
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