{"id":"14ig80l","internal_id":"a70db7ee-3555-44e8-b867-c7d78463fe8c","links":{"img_thumbnail":"https://digital.sciencehistory.org/downloads/deriv/osus4d1/thumb_large_2X?disposition=inline","html_self":"https://digital.sciencehistory.org/works/14ig80l"},"title":"Percy Lavon Julian, Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic","additional_title":[],"format":["image"],"genre":["Photographs"],"medium":[],"extent":[],"language":["English"],"provenance":"","subject":["Julian, Percy Lavon, 1899-1975","Chemists","African American chemists","Scientists","Scientists, Black"],"department":"Archives","series_arrangement":[],"rights":"http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-RUU/1.0/","rights_holder":"","digitization_funder":"","file_creator":"Auerbach, Jahna","description":"Black and white photograph of Percy Lavon Julian (1899–1975) sitting on steps, in front of a statue. The statue is part of a monument dedicated to Ludwig van Beethoven in Karlovy Vary (Carlsbad), Czech Republic. \n\nJulian is internationally recognized for his pioneering research in the development of cortisone, sex hormones, soybean proteins, and firefighting foam. Over the course of his career, Julian received more than 130 chemical patents and in 1973, became the second African American, following David Blackwell (1919-2010), to be elected to the National Academy of Sciences.","description_html":"<p>Black and white photograph of Percy Lavon Julian (1899–1975) sitting on steps, in front of a statue. The statue is part of a monument dedicated to Ludwig van Beethoven in Karlovy Vary (Carlsbad), Czech Republic. </p>\n\n<p>Julian is internationally recognized for his pioneering research in the development of cortisone, sex hormones, soybean proteins, and firefighting foam. Over the course of his career, Julian received more than 130 chemical patents and in 1973, became the second African American, following David Blackwell (1919-2010), to be elected to the National Academy of Sciences.</p>","published_at":"2026-09-14T14:33:29Z","updated_at":"2026-09-14T14:33:29Z","creator":[],"date_of_work":[{"start":"1929","start_qualifier":"after","finish":"","finish_qualifier":"","note":"","formatted":"After 1929"}],"place":[{"category":"place_of_creation","value":"Czech Republic--Karlovy Vary"}],"inscription":[],"related_link":[],"additional_credit":[],"physical_container":null}