James Watson: Courageous Scientist
A man who wasn't afraid to speak uncomfortable truths.
Written by Noah Carl.
James Watson, co-discoverer of the structure of DNA, has died at age 97.
His career was long and distinguished. Aside from making one of the most important discoveries of the 20th century1, he wrote an influential textbook and a best-selling popular science book, served as director of the Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory for quarter of a century, and helped to establish the Human Genome Project. Unsurprisingly, his contributions were honoured with numerous awards and prizes, including the Nobel Prize in 1962 and the Copley Medal in 1993. Watson was considered to be among the greatest scientists of his generation. Until.
