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3 unusual facts about Ralph Dorfman


Ralph Dorfman

There he worked with chemists Carl Djerassi, Luis E. Miramontes, and George Rosenkranz to develop the first publicly available birth control pill, released in 1960.

Syntex

Ralph Dorfman Joined the company as a consultant in 1960, eventually serving as President of Syntex Research from 1967–1973

The Four Sections

The piece was commissioned for the San Francisco Symphony in honour of its 75th Anniversary by the widow of Ralph Dorfman.



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