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| − | '''John E. Franz''' | + | '''John E. Franz''' was an inventor, famous for discovering the herbicidal use of [[glyphosate]] while working at [[Monsanto]] in 1970. He was born December 21, 1929. |
| − | <ref>[http:// | + | :"Franz was born in Springfield, Illinois. He received his B.S. and Ph.D. degrees at the [[University of Illinois]] and the [[University of Minnesota]]. He commenced work at [[Monsanto Company]] in 1955 and retired in 1991. Franz was awarded the National Medal of Technology in 1987 and the Perkin Medal in 1990. He holds over 840 U.S. and foreign patents."<ref>[http://www.invent.org/hall_of_fame/333.html John E. Franz], Inventor Hall of Fame, Accessed July 12, 2012.</ref> |
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| + | [[Glyphosate]] and [[Roundup]] are marketed as safe and non-toxic but this is the subject of controversy. | ||
==Articles and resources== | ==Articles and resources== | ||
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* [http://www.invent.org/hall_of_fame/333.html John E. Franz], Inventor Hall of Fame | * [http://www.invent.org/hall_of_fame/333.html John E. Franz], Inventor Hall of Fame | ||
* [http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-adv.htm&r=0&f=S&l=50&d=PTXT&Query=IN%2F%22Franz%2C+John+E.%22 John E. Franz's U.S. Patents] | * [http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-adv.htm&r=0&f=S&l=50&d=PTXT&Query=IN%2F%22Franz%2C+John+E.%22 John E. Franz's U.S. Patents] | ||
| + | * [http://www.monsanto.com/products/Documents/glyphosate-background-materials/back_history.pdf History of Monsanto's Glyphosate Herbicides]. | ||
| + | * [http://web.mit.edu/invent/iow/franz.html Inventor of the Week: Roundup], MIT | ||
===External articles=== | ===External articles=== | ||
[[category:Biotechnology]][[category:Genetically Modified Organisms]][[category:Pesticides]][[category:Agriculture]] | [[category:Biotechnology]][[category:Genetically Modified Organisms]][[category:Pesticides]][[category:Agriculture]] | ||
Latest revision as of 23:42, 12 July 2012
John E. Franz was an inventor, famous for discovering the herbicidal use of glyphosate while working at Monsanto in 1970. He was born December 21, 1929.
- "Franz was born in Springfield, Illinois. He received his B.S. and Ph.D. degrees at the University of Illinois and the University of Minnesota. He commenced work at Monsanto Company in 1955 and retired in 1991. Franz was awarded the National Medal of Technology in 1987 and the Perkin Medal in 1990. He holds over 840 U.S. and foreign patents."[1]
Glyphosate and Roundup are marketed as safe and non-toxic but this is the subject of controversy.
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Articles and resources
Related SourceWatch articles
References
- ↑ John E. Franz, Inventor Hall of Fame, Accessed July 12, 2012.
External resources
- John E. Franz, Inventor Hall of Fame
- John E. Franz's U.S. Patents
- History of Monsanto's Glyphosate Herbicides.
- Inventor of the Week: Roundup, MIT
