Edward Alexander Bouchet, a renowned physicist and the first African American to earn a Ph.D. in the United States, as well as the sixth person to earn a doctorate in physics from an American university, which he received from Yale University in 1876. Bouchet’s father was brought by a young
French chemist, who with his wife, Marie Curie, discovered the radioactive elements radium and polonium. He also discovered Curie’s law of magnetization.
M.S. Swaminathan, Indian geneticist and international administrator, renowned for his leading role in India’s “Green Revolution,” a program under which high-yield varieties of wheat and rice seedlings were planted in the fields of poor farmers. Swaminathan, the son of a surgeon, was educated in
What is the electric vehicle revolution and how could it change our world? Imagine a world in which electric vehicles can travel for extended periods of time with just a single charge, smartphones can last for extended periods of time without needing recharging, and renewable energies are more widely available and usable. What are the
Robert Ballard, in full Robert Duane Ballard, (born June 30, 1942, Wichita, Kansas, U.S.), American oceanographer and marine geologist whose pioneering use of deep-diving submersibles laid the foundations for deep-sea archaeology. He is best known for discovering the wreck of the Titanic in 1985. Ballard grew up in San Diego, California, where he developed a fascination with the ocean. He attended the University of California in Santa Barbara, earning degrees in chemistry and geology in 1965. As a member of the Reserve Officers Training Corps, he entered the army following graduation, serving a two-year tour before requesting a transfer to