Helen Murray Free
American chemist and educator (1923–2021)
Helen Murray Free (February 20, 1923 – May 1, 2021) was an American chemist and educator. She is most known for creating many self-testing systems for diabetes and other diseases while working at Miles Laboratories. She helped create dip-and-read strips, which are still used to this day.[1]
Helen Murray Free | |
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 Helen Free receiving the National Medal of Technology and Innovation from President Obama, 2010 | |
| Born | Helen Murray February 20, 1923 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Died | May 1, 2021 (aged 98) Elkhart, Indiana, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | College of Wooster (BS) Central Michigan University (MA) |
| Known for | Self-testing systems for diabetes |
| Awards | Garvan–Olin Medal (1980) Kilby Award (1996) National Inventors Hall of Fame (2000) National Medal of Technology and Innovation (2009) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Chemistry |
Free died on May 1, 2021, at a hospice facility in Elkhart, Indiana from problems caused by a stroke, aged 98.[1]
References
change- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Gellene, Denise (May 3, 2021). "Helen Murray Free Dies at 98; Chemist Developed Diabetes Test". The New York Times. Retrieved May 3, 2021.
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