简介：Hishousewasfirebombed.HelosthisjobontheeveoftheDepression.Hetookonpowerful,entrenchedinterestsinthescientificestablishmentandovercamecountlessobstaclestobecomeaworld-classchemist,aself-mademillionaire,andahumanitarian.Yetdespitehisachievements,PercyJulian’sstoryislargelyunknown. ThegrandsonofAlabamaslaves,JulianbrokethecolorbarrierinAmericansciencemorethanadecadebeforeJackieRobinsondidinbaseball.Abrilliantinnovator,hediscoveredawaytoturnsoybeansintosyntheticsteroidsonanindustrialscale,helpingtomakedrugslikecortisoneavailabletomillions. InForgottenGenius,aspecialtwo-hourpresentationstarringTony-awardwinningactorRubenSantiago-Hudson,NOVAbringsJulian’sscientificbreakthroughsandgrippingbiographytolife,withvividperiodreenactmentsbasedonnewlyopenedfamilyarchivesandinterviewswithdozensofcolleaguesandrelatives.…