Arthur Thorpe (physicist)
Arthur Nathaniel "Pete" Thorpe (26 April 1933-30 June 2015) was a physicist and professor at Howard University in Washington, D.C. He was the second student to receive a PhD in physics from Howard, and helped to establish a cooperative degree program between Howard University and other historically Black colleges and universities to increase access to physics education. Throughout his career, his research centered around condensed matter; solid state physics; the evaluation of superconducting materials for space application; and enhancing high-temperature superconductors.
Arthur Thorpe | |
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Born | Arthur Nathaniel Thorpe 26 April 1933 |
Died | 30 June 2015 82) | (aged
Nationality | American |
Other names | Pete |
Alma mater | Howard University |
Scientific career | |
Institutions | Howard University |
Thesis | "Magnetic Properties of Pd,Pd-H, and Pd-D from 300K to 4.2K" |
Doctoral advisor | Herman Branson |
Notable students | Demetrius Venable |
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