Witch Woman On The Hogsback by Carolyn Parker

She undertook further studies from 1946 to 1947 at Ohio State University, towards the end of time of her time on the Dayton Project. (Master of Arts) in mathematics from the University of Michigan in 1941. (Bachelor of Arts) degree from Fisk University in 1938, then an A.M. Parker graduated magna cum laude with an A.B. The sixth sibling, Martha Parker, studied social sciences, gaining a master's degree from Temple University. Mary Parker Miller had a Masters of Science in mathematics from New York University in 1975 Juanita Parker Wynter had a Bachelor of Science in mathematics and chemistry, and a Master of Science from New York University Julie Leslie Parker had a Bachelor of Science in mathematics from Fisk University and a master's degree in medical technology from Meharry Medical College and Julius Parker Jr had a master's degree in chemistry from the University of Michigan. Parker was one of six children, all but one of whom received natural science or mathematics degrees. Carolyn Parker's maternal first cousin Joan Murrell Owens, was a marine biologist who was one of the first African-American women to receive a PhD in geology. Her mother was Della Ella Murrell Parker. Parker, was a successful physician and pharmacist who graduated from Meharry Medical College, the first medical school in the South for African-Americans. Early life and education Ĭarolyn Beatrice Parker was born in Gainesville, Florida, on November 18, 1917.

Parker is the first African-American woman known to have gained a postgraduate degree in physics. Leukemia was an occupational risk for workers on the Dayton Project. According to family, her completion of a doctorate in physics at MIT was prevented by the leukemia that would kill her at age 48. Parker earned two master's degrees, one in mathematics from the University of Michigan in 1941 and one in physics from MIT in 1951. She then became an assistant professor in physics at Fisk University. She was one of a small number of African American scientists and technicians on the Manhattan Project. Carolyn Beatrice Parker (Novem– March 17, 1966) was a physicist who worked from 1943 to 1947 on the Dayton Project, the polonium research and development arm of the Manhattan Project.

Witch Woman On The Hogsback by Carolyn Parker