ScienceMakers Toolkit Manual - The History Makers
ScienceMakers Toolkit Manual - The History Makers
ScienceMakers Toolkit Manual - The History Makers
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<strong>Science<strong>Makers</strong></strong><br />
Spotlight: Shirley Ann Jackson<br />
Full Name: Shirley Ann Jackson<br />
Born: August 5, 1946<br />
Place: Washington, D.C.<br />
Parents: Beatrice Cosby Jackson<br />
George Hiter Jackson<br />
Spouse: Morris A. Washington<br />
Education: Roosevelt High School - Washington, D.C. (1964)<br />
Massachusetts Institute of Technology - Cambridge, MA<br />
(B.S. Physics, 1968)<br />
Massachusetts Institute of Technology - Cambridge, MA<br />
(Ph.D. Physics, 1973)<br />
Type of Science: Particle Physics<br />
Achievements: First African American woman to receive a Ph.D. from the<br />
Massachusetts Institute of Technology<br />
Studied hadrons, worked on Landau theories of charge density waves<br />
and Tang-Mills gauge theories and neutrino reactions<br />
Inducted into the National Women’s Hall of Fame<br />
Favorites:<br />
Color: Red<br />
Quote: “Aim for the stars, so at least you can reach the treetops.”<br />
Time of Year: Fall<br />
Vacation Spot: Anywhere<br />
Biography<br />
Physicist Shirley Ann Jackson was born on August 5, 1946, in Washington, D.C., to George<br />
Hiter Jackson and Beatrice Cosby Jackson. When Jackson was a child, her mother would read her<br />
the biography of Benjamin Banneker, an African American scientist and mathematician who helped<br />
build Washington, D.C., and her father encouraged her interest in science by assisting her with projects<br />
for school. <strong>The</strong> Space Race of the late 1950’s would also have an impact on Jackson as a child,<br />
spurring her interest in scientifi c investigation.
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