Carl Djerassi signed autograph First Day Cover Developed The Contraceptive Pill for Sale

Carl Djerassi signed autograph First Day Cover Developed The Contraceptive Pill For Sale

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Carl Djerassi signed autograph First Day Cover Developed The Contraceptive Pill:
$65.00

This listing is for a Postal Cover signed by the person indicated in the item description and picutred in the scan. This item is part of a very large vintage autograph collection that we have obtained. On most of these covers the name of the person that signed the cover is wriiten lightly in pencil on the back of the cover. When possiible we will add some information below about the person that signed the cover. PLEASE NOTE: You will receive the EXACT autographed cover that is pictured in the scan. Satisfaction is 100% guaranteed. AAH Enterprises does NOT sell pre-prints, photocopies or facsimiles of any kind. Please do not hesitate to ask any questions using the ask seller tab above. All items come with a COA issued by AAH Enterprises.

Carl Djerassi (born October 29, 1923, Vienna) is an Austrian-American chemist, novelist, and playwright best known for his contribution to the development of oral contraceptive pills and the use of physical methods in organic chemistry as well as on structure elucidation of natural products (notaboly steroids), an area in which he published over 1000 papers. Djerassi is emeritus professor of chemistry at Stanford University.

He participated in the invention in 1951, together with Mexican Luis E. Miramontes and Mexican-Hungarian George Rosenkranz, of the progestin norethindrone—which, unlike progesterone, remained effective when taken orally and was far stronger than the naturally occurring hormone. His preparation was first administered as an oral contraceptive to animals by Gregory Pincus and Min Chueh Chang and to women by John Rock.

Djerassi is also the author of several novels in the "science-in-fiction" genre, including Cantor's Dilemma, in which he explores the ethics of modern scientific research through his protagonist, Dr. Cantor. He also wrote Chemistry in Theatre: Insufficiency, Phallacy or both which demonstrate the potential pedagogic value of using dialogic style and plot structure of plays with special focus on chemistry.

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