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Forgotten Genius

The story of how African-American Percy Julian defied the odds to become a famous chemist.

Aired 06/01/2007 | Rating TV-PG

NOVA

Forgotten Genius

Season 34 Episode 3 | 1h 52m 42sVideo has Closed Captions

The story of how African-American Percy Julian defied the odds to become a famous chemist.

The grandson of Alabama slaves, Percy Julian met with every possible barrier in a deeply segregated America. He was a man of genius, devotion, and determination. As a black man he was also an outsider, fighting to make a place for himself in a profession and country divided by bigotry—a man who would eventually find freedom in the laboratory.

Aired 06/01/2007 | Rating TV-PG

Funding for NOVA is provided by David H. Koch, the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and PBS viewers. Original funding provided by HHMI, the National Science Foundation, Alfred P. Sloan Foundation,...

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NOVA

Forgotten Genius

Season 34 Episode 3 | 1h 52m 42sVideo has Closed Captions

The grandson of Alabama slaves, Percy Julian met with every possible barrier in a deeply segregated America. He was a man of genius, devotion, and determination. As a black man he was also an outsider, fighting to make a place for himself in a profession and country divided by bigotry—a man who would eventually find freedom in the laboratory.

Aired 06/01/2007 | Rating TV-PG

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Funding for NOVA is provided by David H. Koch, the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and PBS viewers. Original funding provided by HHMI, the National Science Foundation, Alfred P. Sloan Foundation,...

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