Watson

Watson may refer to:

Companies

• AS Watson, retail division of Hutchison Whampoa
• Watson Pharmaceuticals, a pharmaceutical company
• Thomas J. Watson Research Center, IBM research center
• Watson Systems, maker of shopping trolleys

Computing

• Watson (computer), an IBM supercomputer capable of answering questions posed in natural language
• Dr. Watson (debugger), the internal debugger for the Windows platform
• Intellext Watson, an application for the Windows platform
• Karelia Watson, an application for the Macintosh platform

People

See: Watson (surname)

• James Watson, a biologist who won the Nobel Prize for his co-discovery of the structure of DNA
• John B. Watson, a psychologist who established the psychological school of behaviorism
• Wilson D. Watson, a U.S. Marine Corps private who received the Medal of Honor for his actions on Iwo Jima during World War II

Fictional

• Doctor Watson, a character in Sherlock Holmes stories
• Mary Jane Watson, a Spider-Man character

Places

Antarctica

• Watson Peninsula, South Orkney Islands

Australia

• Watson, Australian Capital Territory
  • Division of Watson, an electoral district of the Australian House of Representatives
• Watson, South Australia

Canada

• Watson, Saskatchewan
• Watson Lake, Yukon

United States

• Watson, Alabama
• Watson, Arkansas
• Watson Island (Miami), Florida
• Watson, Illinois
• Watson, Indiana
• Watson, Louisiana
• Watson, Minnesota
• Watson, Missouri
• Watson, New York
• Watson, Oklahoma
• Watson, West Virginia
• Watson House (Chincoteague Island, Virginia)

Other

• Jeannette K. Watson Fellowship, internship grant
• Thomas J. Watson Fellowship, travel grant
• The Watson Twins, an indie country-rock group
• George Watson's College, a school in Edinburgh, Scotland
• USS Watson (DD-482), a proposed United States Navy destroyer canceled in 1946
• Joyce Jacobs, portrayed a fictional character named Esme Watson on soap opera A Country Practice