Pioneering Chemist Percy Julian (1899-1975) is an American chemist who made various vital contributions to modern medicine as a result of experimenting with soybeans. He synthesised a drug called physostigmine, which is used to treat glaucoma. Julian also discovered how to mass produce cortisone and the steroid progesterone, which was used to produce sex hormones. (Oprahdaily)
Dr. Paula Hammond Breaks Barriers as First Woman to Lead MIT Engineering
Dr. Paula T. Hammond has broken a historic barrier at the prestigious Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), becoming the first...
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