Forgotten genius / written by Stephen Lyons & Llewellyn M. Smith ; directed by Llewellyn M. Smith ; produced by Llewellyn M. Smith, Stephen Lyons ; a Nova production for WGBH Boston ; WGBH Educational Foundation.

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Story of DePauw University alumnus Percy Julian's scientific breakthroughs and a biography of his life with period reenactments based on newly opened family archives and interviews with dozens of colleagues and relatives.

Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:	Rovi Media Collection. Movies. Rovi K-12 education materials.
Corporate Authors:	WGBH (Television station : Boston, Mass.) WGBH Educational Foundation WGBH Video (Firm)
Other Authors:	Smith, Llewellyn Vance, Courtney B. Santiago-Hudson, Ruben, 1956-
Language:	English
Language and/or Writing System:	In English. Closed-captioned, described video for the visually impaired.
Published:	[S. Burlington, Vt.] : WGBH Video, [2007], ©2007.
Series:	Rovi Media Collection. Movies. Rovi K-12 education materials.
Subjects:	Julian, Percy Lavon, > 1899-1975. African American chemists > Biography. African American scientists > Biography. Chemistry > History > 20th century. Chemistry, Pharmaceutical. Black or African American. Cortisone > chemical synthesis. Physostigmine > chemical synthesis. Prejudice. United States. Biographies. Television programs. Biographical television programs. Documentary television programs. Films for the hearing impaired. Nonfiction television programs. Video recordings for people with visual disabilities. Biographical (Nonfiction) > Television series. Documentary > Television series. Biographical (Nonfiction)
Genre:	Biography. Biographies. Television programs. Biographical television programs. Documentary television programs. Films for the hearing impaired. Nonfiction television programs. Video recordings for people with visual disabilities. Biographical (Nonfiction) Documentary Television series.
Physical Description:	1 videodisc (114 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Variant Title:	Percy Julian : forgotten genius.
Other Uniform Title:	Nova (Television program)
Format:	Video DVD

Description
Summary:	Story of DePauw University alumnus Percy Julian's scientific breakthroughs and a biography of his life with period reenactments based on newly opened family archives and interviews with dozens of colleagues and relatives.
Note:	Includes DVD-ROM features: printable materials for educators ; access to the Nova web site. Videorecording.
Call Number:	CP4 D0076625 VideoDVD
Audience:	Not rated WGBH Video.
ISBN:	1593756828 9781593756826 159375681X 9781593756819
Credits:	Edited by Doug Quade.
System Details:	DVD, NTSC, all regions; letterboxed; Dolby digital.
Participant or Performer:	Narrated by Courtney B. Vance ; Ruben Santiago-Hudson as Percy Julian.
Event Details:	Originally produced as an episode of the documentary television program Nova in 2007.