Notable Births in Science and Technology
Percy Lavon Julian (1899)
Percy Lavon Julian, an African American research chemist, was born in 1899. He is renowned for being the first individual to synthesize physostigmine, a natural product utilized in the treatment of glaucoma and delayed gastric emptying.
Masaru Ibuka (1908)
In 1908, Japanese electronics industrialist Masaru Ibuka was born. He is best known as the co-founder of Sony, a company that produces a wide range of electronic devices, including ultrasound and radiology equipment.
David Perrett (1954)
Scottish psychologist and academic David Perrett was born in 1954. He serves as a Professor of Psychology at the University of St. Andrews, where his research focuses on face perception.