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Alice Ball. Alice Augusta Ball (July 24, 1892 – December 31, 1916) was an American chemist who developed the "Ball Method" for making ethyl ester derivatives of chaulmoogra oil, which were used as a treatment for leprosy during the early 20th century. [1] She was the first woman and first African American to receive a master's degree from the ...
Given by injection the drug caused fever and other local reactions. The first successful leprosy treatment was developed in 1916 by African-American Chemist Alice Ball, who came up with the pioneering injectable oil treatment at the University of Hawaii. Tragically, Ball died in a lab accident shortly after inventing the treatment.
Alice Ball (granddaughter) James Presley Ball Sr. (c. 1825 – May 4, 1904) was an African-American photographer, abolitionist, and businessman. [1] [2] Biography
The follow-up album, Charity Ball, was released the following year and its title track reached number 40 on the Billboard Hot 100. [15] The members of Fanny also worked as session musicians, and played on Barbra Streisand's 1971 album Barbra Joan Streisand, [9] [16] [17] because Streisand had wanted to record with a small band. [3]
As a look at Buffett, the Washington Post stated The Snowball was "the most detailed glimpse inside Warren Buffett and his world that we likely will ever get...a bible for capitalists” [9] and the Los Angeles Times wrote it was "the most authoritative portrait of one of the most important American investors of our time." [10]
Joe McDoakes. Joe McDoakes is an American short-film comedy series produced and directed by Richard L. Bare for Warner Bros. A total of 63 black-and-white, live-action, one-reel films were produced and released between 1942 and 1956. The Joe McDoakes shorts are also known as the Behind the Eight Ball series (for the large eight ball Joe ...
Alice Cooper. Alice Cooper (born Vincent Damon Furnier; February 4, 1948) [1] is an American rock singer and songwriter whose career spans sixty years. With a raspy voice and a stage show that features numerous props and stage illusions, [2] Cooper is considered by many music journalists and peers to be "The Godfather of Shock Rock ". [3]
I've listed this article for peer review because it is my first article on Wikipedia. Thanks, Matthew Brown 18:05, 20 May 2013 (UTC) Nice first article! I only found minor issues, and I corrected them. I have nominated your article for the Did you know section of Wikipedia's Main page. RockMagnetist 22:23, 20 May 2013 (UTC) A few comments: