Nelson Fuson

Nelson Fuson
Born4 September 1913
Died5 February 2006
Scientific career
ThesisThe Far Infrared Absorption Spectrum and the Rotational Structure of the Heavy Water Vapor Molecule (1938)
Doctoral advisorHarrison M. Randall
Other academic advisorsDavid M. Dennison

Nelson Fuson (4 September 1913 - 5 February 2006) was an American physicist and longtime professor at Fisk University. Along with his wife, Marian Darnell Fuson, the Fusons were Quaker pacifists and active in the efforts of desegregation in the Nashville area during the Civil Rights Movement.[1]

  1. ^ Mickens, Ronald (15 June 2006). "Obituary of Nelson Fuson". pubs.aip.org. Retrieved 2023-05-09.