Samuel P. Massie
Samuel P. Massie Jr | |
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Samuel P. Massie | |
| Born | Samuel Proctor Massie July 3, 1919 |
| Died | April 10, 2005 (aged 85) Laurel, Maryland, US |
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| Spouse | Gloria Thompkins Massie |
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| Fields | Chemistry |
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| Thesis | High-molecular weight compounds of nitrogen and sulfur as therapeutic agents (1946) |
| Doctoral advisor | Henry Gilman |
Samuel Proctor Massie, Jr. (July 3, 1919 – April 10, 2005) was a chemist who studied a variety of chemicals that contributed towards the development of therapeutic drugs, including the chemistry of phenothiazine. As one of the African American scientists and technicians on the Manhattan Project to develop atomic bombs in World War II Massie worked with uranium isotopes. Massie was named one of the top 75 distinguished contributors to chemistry in history by Chemical and Engineering News.
Massie was elected as the third President of North Carolina College at Durham in 1963, and he became the first African-American professor at the U.S. Naval Academy in 1966. He was a leading educator who promoted the participation of African-Americans in education. University chairs have been endowed and named in his honor, as well as an elementary school.