There are many scientists and inventors that stood out but the one scientist that really stood out for me is Gertrude B. Elion. She was born in January 23,1918, New York City and went to New York University. From there, she had completed her Master’s degree in chemistry and from other universities like Polytechnicien and Harvard, she was honored with a Bachelor's degree in chemistry and also an SD degree in 1998. Even though she went to top universities she went to a public school and soon after she had baby brother. Gertrude always enjoyed school and loved learning new things even if the classrooms were crowded. When she attended high school she quoted”Insatiable thirst for knowledge”. This states that she always loved learning as a student and as an assistant. Though Gertrude B. Elion was a child that loved learning, her knowledge had lead her to something even greater.
When Elion worked as an assistant for Dr. Hitchings during World War 2 that was the beginning of her fame. Her first creation was developing drugs to combat Leukemia, herpes and aids. The drugs that Elion made was a cure for those type of diseases which make people live a bit longer. Second, was Elion and her team discovering …show more content…
In 1988, she was awarded with the nobel prize in medicine that she shared with Dr.Hitchings and Sir James Black. Out of all the top ten women in science she was the first one to be awarded with the Nobel Prize in the subject of science. She also won an award in Lemelson-Kit lifetime achievement in 1997 and was very happy. Yet she was granted with another award that was said to be her biggest award that she was presented to. The big award that she was presented to was The National Medal Of Science and was the first women to be included into the National Inventors Hall Of Fame. Elion had achieved many accomplishments and was very grateful that she received them but they had an important role in her
When Elion worked as an assistant for Dr. Hitchings during World War 2 that was the beginning of her fame. Her first creation was developing drugs to combat Leukemia, herpes and aids. The drugs that Elion made was a cure for those type of diseases which make people live a bit longer. Second, was Elion and her team discovering …show more content…
In 1988, she was awarded with the nobel prize in medicine that she shared with Dr.Hitchings and Sir James Black. Out of all the top ten women in science she was the first one to be awarded with the Nobel Prize in the subject of science. She also won an award in Lemelson-Kit lifetime achievement in 1997 and was very happy. Yet she was granted with another award that was said to be her biggest award that she was presented to. The big award that she was presented to was The National Medal Of Science and was the first women to be included into the National Inventors Hall Of Fame. Elion had achieved many accomplishments and was very grateful that she received them but they had an important role in her