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Patrick Steptoe

(1913–1988) Physician

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Patrick Steptoe was a physician, best known for A matter of life.

Quick Facts About Patrick Steptoe

Born
June 9, 1913
Died
March 21, 1988
Profession
Physician
Notable works
A matter of life

About Patrick Steptoe

Patrick Christopher Steptoe CBE FRS was an English obstetrician and gynaecologist and a pioneer of fertility treatment. Steptoe was responsible with biologist and physiologist Robert Edwards and the nurse and embryologist Jean Purdy for developing in vitro fertilisation. Louise Joy Brown, the first test-tube baby, was born on 25 July 1978. Edwards was awarded the 2010 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his work on the development of in vitro fertilisation; Steptoe and Purdy were not eligible for consideration because the Nobel Prize is not awarded posthumously.

Biography source: Wikipedia

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