The Pill for the People
NOVA · Season 4 · Episode 8
NOVA profiles chemist Russell Marker who made the birth control pill possible by discovering a synthetic substitute for the hormone progesterone.
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Season
4
Episode
8
Air Date
09/Mar/1977
Air Time
21:00
Runtime
55 min
Overview
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NOVA profiles chemist Russell Marker who made the birth control pill possible by discovering a synthetic substitute for the hormone progesterone.
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