Editor's Note: In the previous issue of The Scientist (12[20]:7, 14, Oct. 12, 1998), we published the first part of an excerpt from NO by Carl Djerassi. We met the chief protagonist of the book, an ...

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Carl Djerassi, the chemist widely considered the father of the birth control pill, has died. Djerrasi died of complications of cancer Friday in his San Francisco home, Stanford ...

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Birth-control legend Carl Djerassi was many things: immigrant, scientist, novelist, antihistamine patent holder, beard wearer, and of course, “father of the pill.” Or was he? The pharmaceutical ...

This is not science fiction, but “science in fiction,” says Carl Djerassi, the celebrated Stanford chemist whose first novel, Cantor’s Dilemma, is being published this month by Doubleday. The novel ...

Best known as the "father of the birth control pill," chemist and novelist Carl Djerassi will visit Oregon State University for a speech and performance on Thursday, Feb. 2, at 7:30 p.m. The free ...

(Newark, NJ)--An honorary degree from Rutgers University will be awarded to Dr. Carl Djerassi, emeritus professor of chemistry at Stanford University. Djerassi is a scientist, educator, author, ...

Best known as the “father of the birth control pill,” chemist and novelist Carl Djerassi will visit Oregon State University for a speech and performance at 7:30 p.m. Thursday. The free public event is ...

SAN FRANCISCO Carl Djerassi, the chemist widely considered the father of the birth control pill, has died. Djerrasi died of complications of cancer in his San Francisco home, Stanford University ...

On the C-SPAN Networks: Carl Djerassi is a Member for the National Academy of Sciences with two videos in the C-SPAN Video Library; the first appearance was a 2001 Forum. The year with the highest ...

Carl Djerassi, the chemist widely considered the father of the birth control pill, has died. Djerrasi died of complications of cancer in his San Francisco home, Stanford University spokesman Dan ...