... I got to writing poetry out of revenge — self-pity and … - Carl Djerassi

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... I got to writing poetry out of revenge — self-pity and revenge.

Carl Djerassi

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Carl Djerassi (October 29, 1923 – January 30, 2015) was an Austrian-Bulgarian-American biochemist known for his key role in the development of oral contraceptive pills. He also wrote nonfiction, novels, and plays.

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Alternative Names: C. Djerassi • C Djerassi • Djerassi • Djerassi C • Djerassi C.

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In the cover story of its 12 September 1999 issue, the London Sunday Times Magazine featured the Top Thirty persons of the present millennium. ...

Well, hardly ever. Unless the individual happens to be oneself. The Sunday Times's list ends with one living relic. On the face of it, the appearance of the name Carl Djerassi is patently ridiculous by any criterion but one: as a surrogate for the Pill.

In the final analysis, in science, unlike art, the individual hardly matters.

... I got to writing poetry out of revenge — self-pity and revenge. - Carl Djerassi

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