Massie, Samuel P.
1919-2005 · Contribution: 1940s
Chemical research, Manhattan Project
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Impact on the world
One of the relatively few African-American scientists and technicians who contributed to the Manhattan Project during World War II.
Life & background
A chemist who was among the small number of African-American scientists and technicians to work on the Manhattan Project, later becoming a professor and the first African-American chemistry professor at the U.S. Naval Academy.
Sources
- Ames Laboratory (DOE); U.S. Dept. of Energy; BlackPast.org; Encyclopedia of Arkansas
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