NOVA: Percy Julian - Forgotten Genius
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Actor: Carmen Dillon, Ceoria Coats, Frank Harrison, Ray Almeida, Shawn AgardDirector: Llewellyn M. Smith
Brand: WGBH BOSTON VIDEO
Producer: Llewellyn M. Smith
Writer: Llewellyn M. Smith
Producer: Franziska Blome
Producer: Jennifer Callahan
Producer: Laurie Cahalane
Producer: Lisa Mirowitz
Writer: Stephen Lyons
DVD: Region Code 0
Audio: English (Original Language)
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 112 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2007-03-06
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Wgbh Boston
DVD Reviews of NOVA: Percy Julian - Forgotten Genius
DVD Review: TRULY INSPIRING
Summary: 5 Stars
I must say that although i am not of african american decent, i was truly inspired when i saw percy julian's life story on nova. i see why it is entitled "forgotten genius". all my years at school and never learned about him. i am very glad nova aired it on pbs. it's a shame that he gave so much for mankind to have been forgotten. everyone should follow his example and achieve all in life that they possibly can. be all we can be. thank you percy jullian. DVD Review: A compelling look at a little known hero of our time
Summary: 5 Stars
Percy Julian's work should be known to all. This film is easy to understand and compelling to watch.DVD Review: A fascinating video of a hard working scientist
Summary: 4 Stars
This video is of the best quality ever. It was amazingly well created. It shows the life of Julian Percy and at the same time, it presents the chemical accomplishments he made in a very fair manner. It shows the struggles Percy had as a black chemist in a racist American society, but not while he lived in Austria. I highly recommed this video to everyone, either if you are studying chemistry, or if you are interested in learning the struggles minorities have in the American society. But watch it in two sessions. I think this two hour video is a little bit too much for anybody. I hope Nova continues to make more videos available. DVD Review: Forgotten Genius Needs to Be in Every Public School Library
Summary: 5 Stars
I knew the name "Percy L. Julian" growing up in Phoenix, Arizona because there is a Phoenix Elementary School District #1 School named after this great scientist. However, I really didn't know anything more than that.
In this DVD you will discover: His house was firebombed. He lost his job on the eve of the Depression. He took on powerful, entrenched interests in the scientific establishment and overcame countless obstacles to become a world-class chemist, a self-made millionaire, and a humanitarian. Yet despite his achievements, Percy Julian's story is largely unknown.
The grandson of Alabama slaves, Julian broke the color barrier in American science more than a decade before Jackie Robinson did in baseball. A brilliant innovator, he discovered a way to turn soybeans into synthetic steroids on an industrial scale, helping to make cortisone (used to treat arthritis) available to millions.
Watch and learn. Enjoy!
DVD Review: Dr. Percy L. Julian is *not* forgotten ...
Summary: 5 Stars
Other than that assumption, this was a gripping, honest retelling of an exemplary life. Thank you for this fairly accurate description of Julian's achievements.
Description of NOVA: Percy Julian - Forgotten Genius
His house was firebombed. He lost his job on the eve of the Depression. He took on powerful, entrenched interests in the scientific establishment and overcame countless obstacles to become a world-class chemist, a self-made millionaire, and a humanitarian. Yet despite his achievements, Percy Julian's story is largely unknown.The grandson of Alabama slaves, Julian broke the color barrier in American science more than a decade before Jackie Robinson did in baseball. A brilliant innovator, he discovered a way to turn soybeans into synthetic steroids on an industrial scale, helping to make drugs like cortisone available to millions.
InForgotten Genius, a special two-hour presentation starring Tony-award winning actor Ruben Santiago-Hudson, NOVA brings Julian's scientific breakthroughs and gripping biography to life, with vivid period reenactments based on newly opened family archives and interviews with dozens of colleagues and relatives.
Special DVD features include: materials and activities for educators; a link to the NOVA Web site; scene selections; closed captions; and described video for the visually impaired.
On one DVD5 disc. Region coding: All regions. Audio: Dolby stereo. Screen format: Letterboxed.
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