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'''James Watson''' was a [[scientist]] who won the [[Nobel Prize]] in [[1962]] for his discoveries about [[DNA]] along with two other scientists, [[Francis Crick|Crick]] and [[Maurice Wilkins|Wilkins]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Taint (novel)|The Taint]]'') | '''James Watson''' was a [[scientist]] who won the [[Nobel Prize]] in [[1962]] for his discoveries about [[DNA]] along with two other scientists, [[Francis Crick|Crick]] and [[Maurice Wilkins|Wilkins]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Taint (novel)|The Taint]]'') According to one source, these discoveries were also made with the help of [[Rosalind Franklin]]. ([[PROSE]]: [[Time Traveller's Diary (novel)|''Time Traveller's Diary'']]) | ||
Watson was an old friend of [[the Doctor]]. In [[1968]], the [[Second Doctor]] visited Watson in [[London]] and got Watson to sign a copy of his latest book for his [[companion]] [[Zoe Heriot]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Avant Guardian (short story)|The Avant Guardian]]'') Like Watson, Zoe was a scientist and specialised in [[astrophysics]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Wheel in Space (TV story)|The Wheel in Space]]'') | |||
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Latest revision as of 09:54, 19 September 2023
James Watson was a scientist who won the Nobel Prize in 1962 for his discoveries about DNA along with two other scientists, Crick and Wilkins. (PROSE: The Taint) According to one source, these discoveries were also made with the help of Rosalind Franklin. (PROSE: Time Traveller's Diary)
Watson was an old friend of the Doctor. In 1968, the Second Doctor visited Watson in London and got Watson to sign a copy of his latest book for his companion Zoe Heriot. (PROSE: The Avant Guardian) Like Watson, Zoe was a scientist and specialised in astrophysics. (TV: The Wheel in Space)
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The Avant Guardian does not mention the title of the book that the Doctor had Watson sign for Zoe, but in the real world, Watson's most recent book as of 1968 was The Double Helix, published the same year. The Double Helix is an autobiographical book about his discoveries concerning the structure of DNA.
