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James Dewey Watson was born on April sixth, 1928 in Chicago Illinois and is still alive today. He is the only son of James D. Watson, a businessman, and Jean Mithchell, however, he had a younger sister named Elizabeth. From an early age Watson was bright and inquisitive and wasn’t satisfied with simple anwsers. He spent a lot of time bird-watching with his father, which is what intrested him in genetics. “James’ entire childhood was spent in Chicago, where he attended the Horace Mann Grammar School for eight years, then another two years at South Shore High School.” (library.thinkquest.org) In 1943, when he was 15 years old, James was accepted into the University of Chicago however, both California Tech and Havard turned him down. In 1947 Watson earned his Bachelor of Science Degree in Zoology, he later earned his Ph. D. in Zoology in 1950 at the University of Ind