Bouchet, Edward
1852-1918 · Contribution: 1876
Physics doctoral research
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Impact on the world
Became the first African-American to earn a PhD in any subject in the United States, receiving his doctorate in physics from Yale.
Life & background
A physicist who broke a major academic barrier by becoming the first African-American to earn a PhD in the United States, in physics, from Yale University in 1876.
Sources
- American Physical Society (This Month in Physics History); Connecticut History
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