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Dr. Samuel P. Massie Jr.
Manhattan Project Chemist and Naval Academy Professor
1940s–1966
The contribution
How this work helped shape America
Chemist Dr. Samuel P. Massie Jr. conducted research on uranium compounds at Iowa State's Ames Laboratory during the Manhattan Project. In 1966, he became the first Black American professor at the United States Naval Academy and continued a distinguished career in chemistry, research, and education.