Hubert Mack Thaxton | |
|---|---|
| Born | 20 March 1909 |
| Died | 3 January 1974 (aged 64) |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Howard University, B.S., M.S. University of Wisconsin-Madison, M.A., PhD |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Nuclear physics, proton scattering |
| Institutions | North Carolina A&T State University Delaware State University City College of New York |
| Thesis | "Scattering of Protons by Protons" (1938) |
| Doctoral advisor | Gregory Breit |
Hubert Mack Thaxton (20 March 1909 – 3 January 1974) was an American nuclear physicist, mathematician, engineer, and the fourth African American person to earn a PhD in physics in the United States. Thaxton's research focused on proton scattering, which at the time was a largely unexplored area of study.[1][2]
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