Benjamin Franklin Scott

Benjamin Franklin Scott (1922–2000) was an American chemist who worked on the Manhattan Project at the University of Chicago.[1]

Benjamin Franklin Scott
Born(1922-10-19)October 19, 1922
Florence, South Carolina
DiedOctober 16, 2000(2000-10-16) (aged 77)
Sumter, South Carolina
Known forManhattan Project
Scientific career
FieldsChemistry

Early life and education

Scott was born in Florence, South Carolina, on October 19, 1922,[1] the son of Benny and Viola Scott.[2] He had two older sisters, Mary and Rosa.[2]

Scott earned a bachelor's degree from Morehouse College in 1942.[3][4] In 1950, he earned a master's of science degree from the University of Chicago.[2]

Career

During World War II from 1943 to 1946, Scott worked at the Met Lab at the University of Chicago, as part of the instrumentation and measurements section.[1] He was one of a handful of African-American scientists who contributed to the development the Manhattan Project.[5]

While getting his master's degree after the war, he also worked as a subcontractor and manufacturer of Geiger counters.[3] From 1949 to 1963, he served as a radiochemist and then chief chemist for the Nuclear Instrument Company.[2][3] He also worked as the technical director of the New England Nuclear Assay Corp.[3] While there, he published several peer-reviewed journal articles, in journals such as Analytical Chemistry and Journal of Radioanalytical Chemistry, as well as Atomic Energy Commission reports.[2]

Personal

Scott married Bessie Joyce Sampson and had one son.[2]

He died on October 16, 2000.[2]

References
  1. "Benjamin Franklin Scott". Atomic Heritage Foundation. Retrieved 2019-10-09.
  2. Collins, Sibrina (2012-01-27). "Benjamin Franklin Scott (1922-2000) • BlackPast". BlackPast. Retrieved 2019-10-09.
  3. Crocker, Brittany. "15 African-Americans who were hidden heroes of the Manhattan Project". Knoxville News Sentinel. Retrieved 2019-10-09.
  4. "African Americans and the Manhattan Project" (PDF). U.S. Department of Energy Office of Legacy Management Program Update.
  5. Jackson, D. Amari (2018-03-12). "J. Ernest Wilkins Jr.: 'Superb Mathematician' Broke Barriers at Dawn of Atomic Age". Atlanta Black Star. Retrieved 2019-10-09.
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