PERCY LAVON JULIAN

     Percy Lavon Julian


Percy Levon Julian contributed medical discoveries with his study on synthesizing  Physostigmine which is a chemical compound.
His study became successful in 1935.
His discovery is used to help treat patients with Glaucoma.
The picture above shows Percy Lavon Julian's Steps into synthesizing Physotigmine

Percy Levon Julian lived in Vienna to work with Ernst Spth who was an Austrian chemist to synthesize a variety of naturally
accruing  chemicals. While in Vienna he got his PhD at University of Vienna.
After getting his PhD he returned to De Pauw University in Greencastle Indiana
to become a professor but was denied cause of his race.

During World War Two Percy used soya protein to produce aero -foam which was used to suffocate gasoline and oil fires.
He was also a director of research for the Glidden Company.
Percy Lavon Julian is important to science for medical and safety contribution.
I choose Percy Lavon Julian because I wanted to learn more about his contributions.
and at the time that he lived in his contributions weren't really expected to come from an African American.