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Percy Julian
Montgomery, Alabama
Birthplace / home of Percy Julian. Pioneering chemist who synthesized medicinal drugs from plants, enabling mass production of progesterone, testosterone, and cortisone, and developed a soy-based firefighting foam; held over 130 patents.
Coordinates: 32.3668, -86.3000