Barbara McClintock and Percy Lavon Julian

Haroldson Lafayette Hunt once wisely proffered the following advice, "Decide what you want, decide what you are willing to exchange for it. Establish your priorities and go to work." Hunt was attempting to say if you turn your dream into an experiment and then decide how much time you are willing to exchange to see your experiment become reality, you will be successful. Two individuals who became very successful with their experiments are Barbara McClintock …

…performed well but followed different pathways to success. <Tab/>Ultimately, Barbara McClintock and Percy Lavon Julian were both great scientists even if they did have more differences than similarities. However, they both did turn their dreams into goals and were willing to spend time to make their experiments become reality. Although these two scientists are different in the discrimination they faced and their pathways to success, they both were successful scientists.