Which Happened First?

James Black

James Black
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Sir James Whyte Black born was a Scottish physician and pharmacologist. Together with Gertrude B. Elion and George H. Hitchings, he shared the Nobel Prize for Medicine in 1988 for pioneering strategies for rational drug-design, which, in his case, led to the development of propranolol and cimetidine.

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Who was born first?

Timeline

  1. Antony HewishMay 11, 1924 – September 13, 2021
  2. Benoit MandelbrotNovember 20, 1924 – October 14, 2010
  3. Eugene DynkinMay 11, 1924 – November 14, 2014
  4. Georges CharpakAugust 1, 1924 – September 29, 2010
  5. James Black (this page)June 14, 1924 – March 21, 2010
  6. Jean BartikDecember 27, 1924 – March 23, 2011

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