Frank B. Colton

Chemist, Deceased Person

1923 – 2003

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Who was Frank B. Colton?

Frank Benjamin Colton, American chemist who first synthesized norethynodrel, the progestin used in Enovid, the first oral contraceptive, at G. D. Searle & Company in Skokie, Illinois in 1952.

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Born
Mar 3, 1923
Poland
Also known as
  • Frank Colton
Nationality
  • United States of America
Profession
Education
  • Northwestern University
  • University of Chicago
Died
Nov 25, 2003

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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