(Creators of Modern Chemistry.) By Carl Djerassi. 230 pp., illustrated. Washington, D.C., American Chemical Society, 1994. $24.95. ISBN 0-8412-2808-6.
In terms of the range of his interests and his degree of success,Carl Djerassi is a pioneering model of what has recently becomemore common: the gifted laboratory scientist with entrepreneurialand humanistic ambitions. If not the "father of the Pill" (thathonor, according to the author, goes to the late Gregory Pincusof G.D. Searle), Dr. Djerassi was the first to synthesize theactive ingredient of all oral contraceptives, norethindrone(19-nor-17-ethynyltestosterone), in 1951 when he was 28 yearsold. Now in his 70s, Djerassi has assembled the present collectionof 24 essays, most of them published originally . . . [Full Text of this Article]
-ethynyltestosterone), in 1951 when he was 28 years old. Now in his 70s, Djerassi has assembled the present collection of 24 essays, most of them published originally 
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