Harriet L Hardy, MD: fighting man-made disease
- 1Pfizer Global Research and Development–Ann Arbor Laboratories, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
- 2Adjunct Faculty, Cornell University, School of Industrial and Labor Relations, Albany, NY, USA
- Correspondence to: Deborah F Salerno 2800 Plymouth Road, Ann Arbor, MI 48105, USA: deborah.salernopfizer.com
23 September 1906–13 October 1993, Country of birth: USA
A physician and industrial toxicologist, Harriet Hardy was a blazing force in industrial medicine. In a landmark study in 1946, she identified beryllium as the cause of chronic respiratory disease. In 1952, she established the National Beryllium …
