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Saturday Open Thread: Scientists and Technicians of the Manhattan Project

April 22, 2017 by pragobots 224 Comments

Born May 31, 1918, in Philadelphia, Lloyd Albert Quarterman, a chemist, was one of the few African American scientists and technicians to work on the Manhattan Project, the top-secret effort to design and build the atomic bomb during World War II. Quarterman developed an interest in chemistry from a young age partly by using toy chemistry sets his parents gave him.  He … [Read more...] about Saturday Open Thread: Scientists and Technicians of the Manhattan Project

Friday Open Thread: Scientists and Technicians of the Manhattan Project

April 21, 2017 by pragobots 271 Comments

Moddie Daniel Taylor, a chemist by training, was a member of the small, elite group of African American scientists who worked on the Manhattan Project, the code name for the top-secret effort to create an atomic bomb during World War II.  Taylor was born in Nymph, Alabama on March 3, 1912, the son of Herbert L. Taylor and Celeste (Oliver) Taylor.  The Taylors later moved to St. … [Read more...] about Friday Open Thread: Scientists and Technicians of the Manhattan Project

Thursday Open Thread: Scientists and Technicians of the Manhattan Project

April 20, 2017 by pragobots 257 Comments

Ralph Alexander Gardner, hard plastics pioneer and one of the scientists and technicians who worked on the Manhattan Project which developed the atomic bomb, was born December 3, 1922 in Cleveland, Ohio, son of Vivian and Clarence Gardner.  Gardner developed an early love of chemistry, certain that he wanted to pursue a career in the sciences as early as ninth grade.  He … [Read more...] about Thursday Open Thread: Scientists and Technicians of the Manhattan Project

Wednesday Open Thread: Scientists and Technicians of the Manhattan Project

April 19, 2017 by pragobots 271 Comments

Born in New Bedford, Massachusetts on January 5, 1904, William Knox is remembered for two achievements.  He was among a handful of black scientists to work on the top secret Manhattan Project, which produced the atom bomb during World War II, and following the war he held a key development position at the Kodak Corporation, a major manufacturer of camera equipment. … [Read more...] about Wednesday Open Thread: Scientists and Technicians of the Manhattan Project

Tuesday Open Thread: Scientists and Technicians of the Manhattan Project

April 18, 2017 by pragobots 267 Comments

Born in 1919 in North Little Rock, Arkansas, Samuel Proctor Massie was as one of the few African American scientists to work on the Manhattan Project during World War II.  He later became a distinguished professor of chemistry. Massie graduated from Dunbar High School in Little Rock at the age of 13.  At age 18, he earned his bachelor’s in science and was summa cum laude from … [Read more...] about Tuesday Open Thread: Scientists and Technicians of the Manhattan Project

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