Herman Russell Branson | |
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![]() Branson, right, at Morgan State University circa 1960 | |
Born | Herman Russell Branson August 14, 1914 Pocahontas, Virginia, U.S. |
Died | June 7, 1995 | (aged 80)
Alma mater | |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Physics, Biochemistry |
Institutions | |
Thesis | I. The effects of soft x-rays on Tubifex Tubifex, II. The construction and operation of an x-ray intensity measuring device, III. The quantization of mass. (1939) |
Doctoral advisor | Boris Padolsky |
Doctoral students | Titus Pankey Arthur Thorpe |
Herman Russell Branson (August 14, 1914 – June 7, 1995) was an American physicist, chemist, best known for his research on the alpha helix protein structure, and was also the president of two colleges. He received a fellowship from the Rosenwald Foundation.[1]