What do you know about Percy Lavon Julian?

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Percy Lavon Julian who was this man?

Answer 1

Black inventor of synthetic cortisone, fire-extinguishing Aero-Foam, and drugs to treat glaucoma, Percy Lavon Julian (1899-1975), became the first African American to be named director of research at a white-owned firm, and he eventually founded his own Julian Laboratories and Julian Research Institute, where he continued as director until his death. much more info at the URL below.

Answer 2

American research chemist, and a pioneer in the chemical synthesis of medicinal drugs from plants. His chemical synthesis of human steroids from plant steroid precursors would lay the foundation for the birth control pill and cortisone. During his lifetime he received more than 130 chemical patents. Julian was the first African American chemist inducted into the National Academy of Sciences, and the second African American scientist inducted from any field.