Massie, Samuel P.
1919-2005 · Contribution: 1940s
Chemist
Chemical research, Manhattan Project
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Quick facts
- Born
- 1919, North Little Rock, Arkansas
- Active since
- 1943
- Category
- Science & Medicine
- Best known for
- Chemist on the Manhattan Project and Naval Academy pioneer
Impact on the world
Massie contributed to wartime nuclear research and a long career in medicinal chemistry, then broke a racial barrier at one of the nation's premier military academies.
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