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Elmer Samuel Imes

First Name Elmer
Last Name Imes
Born on October 12, 1883
Died on September 11, 1941 (aged 57)

Elmer Samuel Imes was the second African American to earn a Ph.D. in physics and the first in the 20th century. He was among the first African-American scientists to make important contributions to modern physics. While working in industry, he gained four patents for instruments to be used for measuring magnetic and electric properties. As an academic, he developed and chaired the department of physics at Fisk University, serving from 1930 to 1941.

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