Finding Your Roots

Science Pioneers

Season 6, Episode 7 of 16

Henry Louis Gates, Jr. traces the family trees of Francis Collins, Shirley Ann Jackson and Harold Varmus, three pioneering scientists who've made dramatic contributions to our understanding of the world while knowing little about their own ancestry.

Previously Aired

Day
Time
Channel
2/4/2020
9 p.m.
2/5/2020
1 a.m.
2/8/2020
2 p.m.
7/15/2020
1 a.m.
7/18/2020
3 p.m.
7/20/2020
1 p.m.
7/26/2022
8 p.m.
7/27/2022
1 a.m.
7/27/2022
9 p.m.
7/28/2022
4 a.m.
8/1/2023
8 p.m.
8/2/2023
1 a.m.
8/3/2023
1 p.m.
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