Percy Lavon Julian was fascinated by plants from an early age; he became America’s soybean expert. Grandson of slaves who became only second black elected to the National Academy of Sciences.

The challenger was Percy Lavon Julian, a young, Black chemist at DePauw University in Indiana. Born in 1899 in Alabama as the grandson of former slaves, Julian grew up under Jim Crow laws. He’d been ...

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Friday's Google Doodle honors the life of Percy Lavon Julian who would've celebrated his 115th birthday today, April 11, 2014. Many honor this African American research chemist, who was a pioneer ...

This time it's celebrating the birthday of the noted African-American chemist Percy Lavon Julian, who would have turned 115 today. Julian was the first black scientist to be inducted into the ...

Just before the turn of the century, Percy Lavon Julian was born in Montgomery, Alabama. He was a bright student, but at that time the city provided no public education for black students after ...

Today's Google Doodle commemorates the 115th birthday of Percy Lavon Julian, an American scientist whose laboratory breakthroughs made him one of the most notable chemists of the 20th century.

Percy Lavon Julian, born in Montgomery, Alabama, was a renowned research chemist with over 130 patents. His groundbreaking work included synthesizing steroids from plants, improving paint formulas ...

Born the grandson of Alabama slaves during segregation in 1899 and facing a lifetime of personal and professional challenges, Percy Lavon Julian nevertheless went on to become one of the 20th ...

March 25, 2005, Greencastle, Ind. - "Percy Lavon Julian of Montgomery, Alabama, was the grandson of a former slave, and son of a former postal employee. He worked his way through DePauw University ...

The family home of Percy Lavon Julian sits on a corner lot in the Oak Park suburb of Chicago. Julian was already a renowned organic chemist when he bought the two-story stone house in 1950.