Arthur Nobile
Arthur Nobile (May 6, 1920 in Newark, New Jersey – January 13, 2004) was an American microbiologist.[1] He is best known for his isolation and reproduction of the steroids prednisone and prednisolone.
Education[]
Nobile studied at the University of Southern California before he earned his B.S. degree from the University of California, Berkeley
Career[]
Nobile's work with the steroid drugs prednisone and prednisolone is widely considered one of the largest advances in 20th century medicine.[2]
References[]
- ^ "Invent Now | Hall of Fame – Arthur Nobile". National Inventors Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on 12 June 2012. Retrieved 15 May 2012.
- ^ "2000 Inductees - Arthur Nobile". Stevens Institute of Technology. Archived from the original on 31 March 2012. Retrieved 15 May 2012.
Categories:
- 1920 births
- 2004 deaths
- University of California, Berkeley alumni
- University of Southern California alumni
- American biologists
- 20th-century biologists
- American biologist stubs