February 2014 Photos of the Month

By Savannah Gignac, Assistant Photo Librarian

In honor of Black History month, we are celebrating the careers and contributions of African Americans in physics and allied sciences.  Our collection includes such historical notables as Elmer Imes and Herman Branson, as well as contemporaries like James Gates, Shirley Jackson, Ronald Mickens, and James Stith. The careers of Black physicists/allied scientists in our collection span government science, industrial physics and academia.  Their accomplishments are recognized by National Medal of Science, induction into the National Inventors Hall of Fame, and many other honors.  Please enjoy this featured selection from our historical photos collection of these talented individuals. To see more images like the ones we’ve selected, type the name of the physicist in the search engine.

 

Mickens_Ronald_G1

Description: Ronald Mickens with his daughter, Leah Marie in his study in Atlanta, Georgia.

Date: July 1994

Credit: AIP Emilio Segre Visual Archives

 

 

 

 

Jackson_Shirley_C3

Description: Shirley Jackson (left), others unidentified, representing the NRC at plant visit.

Credit: AIP Emilio Segre Visual Archives, Ronald E. Mickens Collection

 

 

 

 

 

Stith_James_C3

Description: Stith (right) in uniform watching a student working on equipment in classroom at West Point, NY, students unidentified

Credit: AIP Emilio Segre Visual Archives

 

 

 

 

 

Imes_Elmer_A1

Description: Portrait of Elmer Imes

Credit: Fisk University, courtesy AIP Emilio Segre Visual Archives

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gates_Sylvester_James_B1

Description: Sylvester James Gates pictured in front of blackboard.

Credit: AIP Emilio Segre Visual  Archives, Ronald E. Mickens Collection

 

 

 

 

 

Branson_Herman_F2

Description: Herman Branson in a laboratory with equipment.

Date: circa 1939

Credit: AIP Emilio Segre Visual Archives, gift of Dr. Herman Branson