Carl Djerassi: 'father of the pill' and renaissance man.

[Carl Djerassi (1923-2015)].

Carl Djerassi murió a los 91 años. Cuando se pretende ilustrar el impacto de la investigación científica, la contribución de Djerassi y de quienes junto con él la desarrollaron (Luis Ernesto Miramontes, Jorge Rosenkranz) es uno de los mejores ejemplos. Al margen de que la parte esencial del proyecto se desarrollara en México, pocas aportaciones científicas han tenido las repercusiones que alcan...

Carl Djerassi: in his own words.

In honor of the 90th birthday of Professor Carl Djerassi, J. I. Seeman has assembled a collection of poignant quotes and excerpts from Djerassi's writings which embody his remarkable life experiences, his philosophies of life, and his unique personality.

Cannot See the Flowers nor the Tree: Plants and the Pill.

T modern world suffers from a syndrome known as plant blindnessthe inability to perceive plants. The lack of awareness occurs in the natural environment, the home landscape, and even the scientific lab. The third article in the inaugural issue of the American Chemical Society’s ACS Central Science recognizes Carl Djerassi’s pioneering work in steroidal syntheses. However, the article belies th...

Carl Djerassi: Chemist and entrepreneur

God and Man in Freudian Psychoanalysis: A Critical Examination of Freud’s The Future of an Illusion

In this article, we have attempted to scrutinize Freud’s psychological analysis of man and God. Four different interpretations of this Freudian analysis have been examined hereunder. Freud believes that religion is the outcome of wishful thinking or fear. Freud’s views on the origin of religion have been stated in a detailed fashion in his works on psychoanalysis. His The Future of an Illus...