biography
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| male
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| lived:
| (1900–74)
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| biography:
| Chemist and inventor, born in Bowling Green, Ohio, USA. He joined Abbott Laboratories in 1926 after two years as an instructor at Cornell. His researches led to the development of many sleep-producing drugs, including the famous Nembutal and, in co-operation with Ernest Volwiler, Pentothal. He later headed Abbott's research efforts in the use of radioactive materials in biology and medicine. |
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