14 Facts About Calvin Bridges

Calvin Blackman Bridges was an American scientist known for his contributions to the field of genetics.

Muller, Bridges was part of Thomas Hunt Morgan's famous "Fly Room" at Columbia University.

Calvin Blackman Bridges was born in Schuyler Falls, New York in 1889 to the parents of Leonard Bridges and Charlotte Blackman.

Tragically, Calvin Bridges's mother died when he was two years old, and his father died a year later, leaving the young Calvin Bridges an orphan.

Calvin Bridges was taken in and raised by his grandmother.

Calvin Bridges suggested the use binocular microscopes instead of hand lenses that had been using before, which improved data quality and convenience.

Calvin Bridges developed temperature controls for the experiments which proved to be more useful and yielded better results than the previous temperature controls.

Calvin Bridges published many works, one of his most famous being "Sex in Relation to Chromosomes and Genes".

Calvin Bridges contributed many items to the Journal of Experimental Zoology and Science.

Calvin Bridges thanked her as "Miss Stevens" without stating what her contribution was nor referring to her Ph.

Calvin Bridges was elected to the National Academy of Sciences in 1936 for his work with Drosophila.

Calvin Bridges married Gertrude Ives, with whom he had four children.

Calvin Bridges was known to be both brilliant and very kind and considerate, though he was equally well-known for his womanizing and his struggles to keep up with family obligations.

In 1938, Calvin Bridges died from what is believed to have been a case of syphilis.