Arthur Nobile

Arthur Nobile (May 6, 1920 – January 13, 2004) was an American microbiologist.[1] He is best known for his isolation and reproduction of the steroids prednisone and prednisolone.

Education

He was born on May 6, 1920, in Newark, New Jersey.

Nobile studied at the University of Southern California before he earned his B.S. degree from the University of California, Berkeley

He died on January 13, 2004.

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

  1. ↑ "Invent Now | Hall of Fame – Arthur Nobile". National Inventors Hall of Fame. Retrieved 15 May 2012.
  2. ↑ "2000 Inductees - Arthur Nobile". Stevens Institute of Technology. Retrieved 15 May 2012.
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