Oluseyi, Hakeem Muata
1967- · Contribution: 1990s-present
Astrophysicist and inventor
Developed space science technologies; holds 7 U.S. and 4 E.U. patents on devices including computer chip components
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Quick facts
- Born
- 1967, New Orleans, Louisiana
- Active since
- 1999
- Category
- Science & Medicine
- Best known for
- Solar physics research and science communication
Impact on the world
Oluseyi bridged fundamental solar physics and semiconductor invention, then became a leading public communicator of science, and his investigative journalism corrected the record on a major NASA naming controversy.
Sources
- American Physical Society
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