In this interview, Watson begins with a discussion of his early education and his introduction to science and astronomy, then continues to discuss: his undergraduate experiences at Pomona College, and his move to graduate school at Harvard University; his professional and social relationship with Harlow Shapley; his recollections of other physicists and scholars at Harvard including Bark Bok, Donald Menzel, Cecelia Payne Gaposchkin, Annie Jump Cannon, Dorrit Hoffleit; his move into the field of astronomy education; his work at Harvard College Observatory; and a broad comparison between a career as a scholar and a career as an educator. Other affiliations and topics discussed include: Walter Whitney, meteor observation and meteorite craters.