| LC control no. | no2007130206 |
|---|---|
| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Wilkins, J. Ernest, Jr., 1923-2011 |
| Variant(s) | Wilkins, Ernest J., 1923- Wilkins, Ernest J., 1923-2011 Wilkins, J. Ernest, 1923-2011 Wilkins, Jesse Ernest, Jr., 1923-2011 |
| Other standard no. | 36709190 http://viaf.org/viaf/36709190 http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q6105619 |
| Associated country | United States |
| Associated place | Washington (D.C.) |
| Birth date | 1923-11-27 |
| Death date | 2011-05-01 |
| Place of birth | Chicago (Ill.) |
| Place of death | Fountain Hills (Ariz.) |
| Field of activity | Mathematics Mechanical engineering Mathematical physics |
| Affiliation | Howard University Clark Atlanta University American Nuclear Society United States. Office of Scientific Research and Development. Metallurgical Laboratory Argonne National Laboratory |
| Profession or occupation | Mathematicians Engineers Physicists College teachers |
| Found in | Ernest J. Wilkins portrait collection, 195-?: Schomburg Center, Photos & Prints Div., captions on verso of photos (Ernest J. Wilkins) Kaiser index to black resources, 1992: p. 343 (Ernest J. Wilkins; b. 1923, professor of applied mathematical physics) Wilkins, J. Ernest, Jr. Optimization of extended surfaces for heat transfer, c1994: credits (J. Ernest Wilkins, Jr) Wikipedia, July 8, 2013 (J. Ernest Wilkins, Jr.; Jesse Ernest Wilkins, Jr. (November 27, 1923-May 1, 2011); African American nuclear scientist, engineer, mathematician; 1940 Wilkins completed his B.Sc. in mathematics at age 17; M.Sc. at age 18, and finally went on to complete a Ph.D in mathematics at the University of Chicago, graduating in 1942 at age 19; BS and MS in mechanical engineering from New York University in 1957 and 1960. 1944, University of Chicago Metallurgical Laboratory, as part of the Manhattan Project & taught mathematics and researched neutron absorption. In 1970, Howard University distinguished professor of Applied Mathematical Physics; founded the university's new PhD program in mathematics. Visiting scientist at Argonne National Laboratory from 1976 to 1977. 1974 to 1975 president of the American Nuclear Society. 1976 became the second African American to be elected to the National Academy of Engineering. From 1990 Distinguished Professor of Applied Mathematics and Mathematical Physics at Clark Atlanta University; retired 2003) |
| Associated language | eng |
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