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Gertrude B. Elion
Gertrude B. Elion
American Scientist
Born: Jan 23, 1918
Died: Feb 21, 1999
Education Family Mother School Time York
Related authors: Ben Carson Carl Sagan E. O. Wilson George Washington Carver Isaac Asimov Margaret Mead Neil deGrasse Tyson W. Edwards Deming
Nobody... took me seriously. They wondered why in the world I wanted to be a chemist when no women were doing that. The world was not waiting for me. Gertrude B. Elion
Me Waiting Women World Seriously Took Nobody Chemist Doing Were Wondered Wanted Why
I was born in New York City on a cold January night when the water pipes in our apartment froze and burst. Fortunately, my mother was in the hospital rather than at home at the time. Gertrude B. Elion
Time Home Water Mother Cold Our City Born Rather Hospital New Than Pipes York New York New York City Burst Apartment January Fortunately Night
I had no specific bent toward science until my grandfather died of cancer. I decided nobody should suffer that much. Gertrude B. Elion
Science Cancer Bent Had Toward Nobody Until Died Decided Grandfather Much Should Suffer Specific

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