Lloyd Albert Quarterman

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