Gregory Goodwin Pincus

Gregory Goodwin Pincus (April 9, 1903 - August 22, 1967), American physician, biologist, and researcher, was co-inventor of the contraceptive pill. Pincus began studying hormonal biology and steroidal hormones early in his career. He was instrumental in persuading Searle to fund this research, at a time when Pfizer and Parke-Davis were reluctant to fund human trials.

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• {{Book reference | Author=Briggs, Laura | Title=Reproducing Empire: Race, Sex, Science, and U.S. Imperialism in Puerto Rico | Publisher=Los Angeles: University of California Press | Year=2002 | ID=ISBN 0520232585}}
• {{Book reference | Author=Tone, Andrea | Title=Devices and Desires | Publisher=New York: Hill and Wang, A Division of Farrar, Strauss and Giroux | Year=2001 | ID=ISBN 080903817X}}