About John Jaksich

John Jaksich holds a BA in chemistry from California State University East Bay.

African-American Women Chemists

February 25, 2014 by John Jaksich Leave a Comment

In 1947, Dr. Marie Maynard Daly conducted a study of the products formed by the action of pancreatic amylase on corn starch. Screenshot by Decoded Past.

Scientist Jeannette Brown’s meticulous research details the lives and contributions of African American women chemists, such as Marie Maynard Daly, PhD.