Occupation – Physicist
Wade Kornegay (1934- )
Wade Kornegay is largely regarded as a scientific expert in missile defense during the Cold War. Through his knowledge of...
Julius Henry Taylor (1914-2011)
Julius Henry Taylor was an American physicist, scholarly publisher, physics professor, and one of the first African Americans to receive a Ph.D. in...
Willie Hobbs Moore (1934 -1994)
Willie Hobbs Moore has the distinction of being the first African American woman to earn a doctorate in physics, granted...
Elmer Samuel Imes (1883-1941)
Physicist Elmer S. Imes, an internationally recognized early authority on infrared spectroscopy, was born in Memphis, Tennessee, on October 12,...
Walter Samuel McAfee (1914-1995)
Walter Samuel McAfee, theoretical physicist, professor, and civil servant was born in Ore City, Texas to Susie and Luther McAfee...
Ronald E. McNair (1950-1986)
Ronald Erwin McNair was a physicist and one of the first African American astronauts to go into space. He was...
