James Andrew Harris
March 26, 1932 鈥� December 12, 2000
James Andrew Harris is the first African American to participate in a major new-element identification program. He was also a co-discoverer of elements 104 and 105. Harris was later awarded an honorary Ph.D. from Houston-Tillotson College in 1973 and two Merit Awards鈥攐ne from the Mayor of Richmond, CA, and the other from the National Urban League.
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