Murray Jarvik
Murray Jarvik · Philosophy & Social Sciences
Psychopharmacologist who co-invented the nicotine patch
1923, New York City, United States — 2008, Los Angeles, California, United States
United States (Albert Einstein College of Medicine and UCLA)
Murray Jarvik is recognized among Jewish contributors to Philosophy & Social Sciences — Psychopharmacologist who co-invented the nicotine patch
Murray Jarvik was an American psychopharmacologist, born to a Jewish immigrant family in New York, who co-invented the nicotine patch. His research on nicotine dependence gave millions of smokers a practical tool to quit and reshaped the science of addiction.
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Psychopharmacologist who co-invented the nicotine patch
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