Editing Calvin Bridges (section)

==Early life==

Calvin Blackman Bridges was born in [[Schuyler Falls]], [[New York (state)|New York]] in 1889 to the parents of Leonard Bridges and Charlotte Blackman. Tragically, Calvin's mother died when he was two years old, and his father died a year later, leaving the young Calvin an orphan. Bridges was subsequently taken in and raised by his grandmother. It took Bridges several years to complete high school, graduating when he was 20 years old. Despite this setback, he moved on to be an outstanding student at [[Columbia University]] in [[New York City]], which he attended both undergraduate and postgraduate school.

While taking a [[zoology]] class at Columbia, Bridges met [[Thomas Hunt Morgan]]. This started a relationship which would eventually lead to many important scientific discoveries regarding genetics and [[evolution]].