He studied chemistry at the California Institute of Technology , where he conducted research on proton radiography that helped a team win a Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1985 .
Walt 's father died of Huntington 's disease when he was six years old .
Walt studied chemistry at the California Institute of Technology , where Walt conducted research on proton radiography that helped a team win a Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1985 .
Walt 's father died of Huntington 's disease when he was six years old .