Hubert Mack Thaxton

Hubert Mack Thaxton
Born(1909-03-20)20 March 1909
Lynchburg, Virginia
Died3 January 1974(1974-01-03) (aged 64)
NationalityAmerican
Alma materHoward University, B.S., M.S.
University of Wisconsin-Madison, M.A., PhD
Scientific career
FieldsNuclear physics, proton scattering
InstitutionsNorth Carolina A&T State University
Delaware State University
City College of New York
Thesis"Scattering of Protons by Protons" (1938)
Doctoral advisorGregory Breit

Hubert Mack Thaxton (20 March 1909 – 3 January 1974) was an American nuclear physicist, mathematician, engineer, and the fourth African American person to earn a PhD in physics in the United States. Thaxton's research focused on proton scattering, which at the time was a largely unexplored area of study.[1][2]

  1. ^ Rankins, Claudia M. (13 February 2021). Roberson, Stephen (ed.). "The First Five: The Story of the Connection of the First Five Physics PhD Recipients to HBCUs". nsbp.org. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
  2. ^ "archives.nypl.org -- H. Mack Thaxton Papers". archives.nypl.org. Retrieved 2022-08-09.