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    Margaret Hutchinson was born in Houston, Texas in 1910. She obtained her doctorate in chemical engineering from MIT in 1937, becoming the first woman to earn a science degree in that field. During World War II, Hutchinson helped develop methods for mass producing penicillin, with over 20 companies manufacturing 650 million units per month. She received the prestigious AIChE Founders Award from the American Institute of Chemical Engineers in recognition of her scientific achievements and contributions. Hutchinson passed away in Weston, Massachusetts in January 2000.

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    Margaret Hutchinson was born in Houston, Texas in 1910. She obtained her doctorate in chemical engineering from MIT in 1937, becoming the first woman to earn a science degree in that field. During World War II, Hutchinson helped develop methods for mass producing penicillin, with over 20 companies manufacturing 650 million units per month. She received the prestigious AIChE Founders Award from the American Institute of Chemical Engineers in recognition of her scientific achievements and contributions. Hutchinson passed away in Weston, Massachusetts in January 2000.

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    Margaret Hutchinson was born in Houston, Texas in 1910. She obtained her doctorate in chemical engineering from MIT in 1937, becoming the first woman to earn a science degree in that field. During World War II, Hutchinson helped develop methods for mass producing penicillin, with over 20 companies manufacturing 650 million units per month. She received the prestigious AIChE Founders Award from the American Institute of Chemical Engineers in recognition of her scientific achievements and contributions. Hutchinson passed away in Weston, Massachusetts in January 2000.

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    Margaret Hutchinson

    Rousseau
    Early life

    Houston
    Texas, 1910
    Second world war
    MORTALITY FOR INFECTIONS
    DURING THE WARS

    WWI: 8,1% (1914-1918)

    WWII:4,5% (1939-1945)

    CW: 2.5% (1950-1953)


    MIT 1937

    The first woman to


    obtain a doctorate
    science degree in
    chemical engineering
    Penicillin

    More than 20
    companies
    manufactured 650
    million units of
    penicillin per
    month.
    High octane gasoline
    The American
    Institute of Chemical
    Engineers
    Prestigious AIChE
    Founders Award
    weston massachusetts

    January 12, 2000

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