
The man who invented the Pill
user9078964737090
10 min
Knowledge
Description
In 1951, in a lab in Mexico City, Austrian chemist Dr Carl Djerassi created a synthetic hormone from wild yams. It would go on to become the Pill's active ingredient. Rachel Naylor brings together archive interviews with Dr Djerassi. PHOTO: Carl Djerassi in 1992 (BBC Copyright)
Uploader
Episodes
1
The man who invented the Pill
user9078964737090