Free, Helen Murray

Free, Helen Murray

A pioneering chemist, Helen Murray Free conducted scientific research that revolutionized diagnostic testing in the laboratory and at home. Free attended college intending to major in English and Latin.  However, due to the events of Pearl Harbor and subsequent...

The Board and staff at the NWHF are saddened to announce that 2011 Inductee Helen Murry Free has passed away at the age of 98. She was a pioneering chemist who worked alongside her husband to revolutionize diagnostic testing in the laboratory and at home. Together,...