The Oldham Notebooks: an analysis of the development of IVF 1969–1978. V. The role of Jean Purdy reassessed

The role of Jean Purdy in the work leading to the birth of Louise Brown is assessed. We report that Purdy: (i) recorded and organized most of the data systematically; (ii) probably spent longer working in Oldham than did Edwards; (iii) whilst there, was primarily responsible for organizing laborator...

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Main Authors: Martin H. Johnson, Kay Elder
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2015-06-01
Series:Reproductive Biomedicine & Society Online
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405661815000064