Titus Pankey
Titus Pankey (November 20, 1925 – September 20, 2003) was an American physicist and professor whose research specialties were magnetic susceptibility and cosmology, especially supernovas. He was the first recipient of a PhD in physics from Howard University, and was one of the first 10 black recipients of a PhD in physics in the United States. He has been cited as the first to suggest that type 1a supernovae are powered by nickel-56 decay.
Titus Pankey | |
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Born | Titus Pankey, Jr. 20 November 1925 |
Died | September 20, 2003 77) | (aged
Nationality | American |
Alma mater | Howard University |
Known for | Magnetic susceptibility Cosmology |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Physics |
Institutions | Howard University |
Thesis | [ProQuest 302073367 "Possible Thermonuclear Activities in Natural Terrestrial Minerals"] (1962) |
Doctoral advisor | Herman Branson |
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