Calvin Bridges
Calvin Blackman Bridges | |
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 Bridges with an automobile of his design; called the "Lightning Bug", 1936 | |
| Born | January 11, 1889 |
| Died | December 27, 1938 (aged 49) Los Angeles, California, US |
| Education | Columbia University (B.S., Ph.D.) |
| Known for | Heredity, polytene chromosome |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Genetics |
Calvin Blackman Bridges (January 11, 1889 – December 27, 1938) was an American scientist known for his contributions to the field of genetics. Along with Alfred Sturtevant and Hermann Joseph Muller, Bridges was part of Thomas Hunt Morgan's famous "Fly Room" at Columbia University.