print email comment close Forgotten Genius URL: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/julian/ Description: Companion to a Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) Nova program about the "extraordinary life journey of Percy Julian, one of the great chemists of the 20th century. ... [Who was] the grandson of Alabama slaves," and who "become a world-class scientist, a self-made millionaire, and a civil-rights pioneer." Features a timeline, audio clips of Julian, and material about making steroids. Also includes links to resources and a teacher's guide.  Publisher: PBS Online; WGBH Extra Keywords organic chemistry soybean LII Database Information: Record 23286 created by Maria Brandt on 02/05/2007 Last modification on 02/05/2007 Published: 02/07/2007   Funding agency: California State Library LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/23286