Harry Lee Morrison

Harry Lee Morrison
Born(1932-10-07)October 7, 1932
Arlington County, Virginia, U.S.
DiedJanuary 14, 2002(2002-01-14) (aged 69)
Berkeley, California, U.S.
Alma materCatholic University of America
Scientific career
InstitutionsUniversity of California, Berkeley
Thesis Theoretical Investigation of Linear H3  (1960)
Doctoral advisorVirginia Griffing
Notable studentsJennie Patrick

Harry Lee Morrison (October 7, 1932 – January 14, 2002)[1] was an American theoretical physicist and the first African American physics faculty member at the University of California, Berkeley. His research focused on statistical mechanics within theoretical physics, and he was known for his demonstration in 1972 of the absence of long-range order in quantum systems in two dimensions, that was a result from the breaking of a continuous symmetry.[2]

Morrison was also a founding member of the National Society of Black Physicists.[3]

  1. ^ "Notable Deaths". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2023-05-08.
  2. ^ Keith H. Jackson; Harry Lee Morrison. Physics Today 1 August 2002; 55 (8): 69–70. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1510296
  3. ^ "February 5, 2020 - National Society of Black Physicists". nsbp.org. Retrieved 2023-05-08.