Edward Bouchet
Subtitle: the first African-American doctorate
By: edited by Ronald E. Mickens.
Contributors: Mickens, Ronald E., 1943-; Moore, Willie Hobbs.; Imes, Elmer Samuel, 1883-1941.; National Society of Black Scientists.
Publisher: World Scientific
Published: 2002
Place of publication: New Jersey
Language: eng
Number of pages: 134
Subjects: Bouchet, Edward A. 1852-1918.; Scientists -- United States -- Biography.
Genres: Biography.
Other titles: First African-American doctorate
Description: "Edward A. Bouchet was the first African-American to receive the doctorate in any field of knowledge in the United States and that area was physics. He was granted the degree in 1876 from Yale University making him at that time one of the few persons to hold the physics doctorate from an American univeristy.

Bouchet played a significant role in the education of African-Americans during the last quarter of the 19th century through his teaching and mentoring activities at the Institute for Colored Youth in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He was one among a small number of African-Americans who achieved advanced training and education within decades of the American civil war. These people provided direction, leadership, and role models for what eventually became the civil/human rights movements. The year 2001 marks the 125th celebration of his receiving the doctorate degree.

This book gives a summary of his life and career."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Appendices: A. Letter from a former student of Bouchet ; B. Willie Hobbs Moore, first African American woman doctorate in physics ; C. Elmer Samuel Imes, scientist, inventor, teacher, scholar ; D. The Genesis of the National Society of Black Physicists.
"This book consists of five chapters and a number of appendices with materials related to Bouchet's influence on later generations of African Americans."