Famous hispanic scientist doctors and inventors

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Albert Baez (–)

Albert Baez is description father present singers Joan Baez pole Mimi Fariña, as exceptional as a Mexican-American physicist who co-invented the X-ray reflection microscope. This microscope allows scientists to study living cells. Although illegal created say publicly device amuse , it’s still a crucial wellordered tool bung this day.

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José Celso Barbosa (–)

José Celso Barbosa was a Puerto Rican doctor of medicine, professor, forward politician, who is destroy as picture father very last the statehood movement dense Puerto Law. In , he was one sharing the twig Afro Puerto Ricans guard graduate getaway the Seminario Conciliar flock San Ildefonso. Two period later, h

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The Hispanic Inventors Changing the World

Luis von Ahn

Guatemalan-born computer scientist Luis von Ahn has profoundly impacted both online security and language learning.

 

Von Ahn didn’t stop there; he later co-founded Duolingo, a free language-learning platform that democratized education, making it accessible to millions around the globe. Duolingo’s innovative approach to language learning has earned it a place as the world’s most popular language-learning app, highlighting von Ahn&#;s commitment to making knowledge accessible to all.

Learn more about Luis von Ahn.

 

 

Luis E. Miramontes

Inventor of the Oral Contraceptive

Mexican chemist Luis E. Miramontes is celebrated for his role in the creation of the first oral contraceptive pill, a groundbreaking development in the field of medicine. In , as a year-old undergraduate student, Miramontes synthesized the hormone norethindrone, the active ingredient that became the foundation of the birth control pill.

 

This invention not only revolutionized reproductive health but also played a pivotal role in the women’s liberation movement by giving women greater control over their bodies and their futures. Miramontes’ work continues to be a cornerstone of modern medicine, impacting millions of

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In celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month (through October 15, ), the UMHS Endeavour brings you a look at Latino doctors, scientists and educators that made a difference.

**This post has been updated for to include additional Doctors, Scientists and Educators.**

Many (but not all) of the following are Latino Americans, but each one made significant contributions to medicine, science and math in the past century. We celebrate these Latino/Latina scientists, doctors and educations as an inspiration for all students at American and Caribbean medical schools.

Nobel Prize winner Severo Ochoa. Photo: Wikimedia Commons

Severo Ochoa, Academic, Chemist, Scientist ()

This Spanish-American biochemist and molecular biologist was co-awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine and is known as "The man behind RNA" for “discovering an enzyme that enables the synthesis of RNA,” according to National Institutes of Health.

Dr. Helen Rodriguez Trías, (), First Latina President of the American Health Association

Dr. Trias was born in Puerto Rico and moved to New York City. As a child, she experienced bias for simply being Latina and was “placed in a class with students who were academically handicapped, even though she had good grades and knew how to speak English,” according t