Julian made several valuable discoveries that led to medications like birth control, steroids and a drug to treat glaucoma.

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Percy Lavon Julian, an organic chemist, was born in Montgomery, Alabama, in 1899. The grandson of slaves, he graduated with honors from DePauw University in 1920 and earned a master's degree in ...