Benjamin Franklin Scott

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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

Benjamin Franklin Scott (1922–2000) was an American chemist and one of the African American scientists and technicians on the Manhattan Project, working at the University of Chicago.[1]

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 , 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. ^ Jump up to: a b c "Benjamin Franklin Scott". Atomic Heritage Foundation. Retrieved 2019-10-09.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g Collins, Sibrina (2012-01-27). "Benjamin Franklin Scott (1922-2000) • BlackPast". BlackPast. Retrieved 2019-10-09.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b c d 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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