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The Man Who Made "the [Birth Control] Pill" Possible - Chemist Dr. Percy Lovan Julian
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His work laid the foundation for the steroid drug industry's production of cortisone, other corticosteroids, and
birth control pills [WGBH-PBS,
People and Discoveries: Percy Julian , 1899-1975, WGBH-PBS, 1998;
Giants of the Past: Percy Lavon Julian (1899-1975). A Forgotten Pioneer in Soy," USDA; "
Lipid Library: Percy Lavon Julian (1899-1975) "].
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The future black British Princess Markles
Julian later started his own company to synthesize steroid intermediates from the wild
Mexican yam .
His work helped greatly reduce the cost of steroid intermediates to large multinational pharmaceutical companies, helping to significantly expand the use of several important drugs (
NOVA: Forgotten Genius , NOVA (TV series) , W. M. Cobb, "Medical History: Percy Lavon Julian, Ph.D., Sc.D., LL.D., L.H.H.D., 1899– ," Journal of the National Medical Association , March 1971; Vol. 63, No. 2, pp. 143-150, PMC ).
"Let's look in this closet." Aha! The Pill!
Julian received more than 130 chemical patents. He was one of the first African Americans to receive a doctorate in chemistry.
He was the first African-American chemist inducted into the
National Academy of Sciences , and the second African-American scientist inducted (behind
David Blackwell ) from any field (
ibid. )
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Percy Lavon Julian (April 11, 1899-April 19, 1975) was an African American research chemist and a pioneer in the chemical synthesis of medicinal drugs from plants (Darlene R. Stille, Percy Lavon Julian: Pioneering Chemist).
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