This mans pill reflections on the 50th birthday of the pill popular science there have been many different science medical creations that have changed and shaped the world from the discovery of anaesthesia to the development of the dna to the x rays every single one of them has changed the world forever. This mans pill reflections on the 50th birthday of the pill popular science djerassi carl on amazoncom free shipping on qualifying offers this mans pill reflections on the 50th birthday of the pill popular science. This mans pill is a memoir by dr carl djerassi professor of chemistry at stanford university when he was 28 years old djerassi led a team of steroid biochemists at syntex laboratories in mexico to synthesize the oral progestational agent norethindrone 17 ethynyl 19 nortestosterone this accomplishment enabled the clinical development of oral contraceptive pills. Buy this mans pill reflections on the 50th birthday of the pill popular science new ed by djerassi carl isbn 9780198606956 from amazons book store everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. T his mans pill is published in the year that marks the 50th birthday of the oral contraceptive pill the book is less about the pill than about the man carl djerassi the chemist responsible for synthesising the first orally active progestogen norethindrone