Mickens, Ronald E.
1943- · Contribution: 1999-present
Physicist and historian of science
Mathematical epidemiology and nonlinear dynamics research; historian preserving the archival record of Black physicists
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Quick facts
- Born
- 1943, Petersburg, Virginia
- Active since
- 1968
- Category
- Science & Medicine
- Best known for
- Preserving the history of Black physicists
Impact on the world
Mickens both advanced applied mathematics and physics and ensured that the contributions of Black physicists were documented and preserved rather than lost.
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