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Background Information

  • Jesse Wilkins was born on November 27, 1923
  • Jesse was born in Chicago, Illinois
  • He died on May 1, 2011
  • He died in Fountain Hills, Arizona

Background Information

Works Cited

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J._Ernest_Wilkins,_Jr.#Tributes_and_honours

http://www-history.mcs.st-and.ac.uk/Biographies/Wilkins_Ernest.html

Wilkins father, Wilkins, Sr. was an equally notable figure being the first African American to be elected to a sub-cabinet position in the U.S government. Wilkins was married three times and had two children with his first wife. The first being Gloria Louise Steward, the second being Maxine G. Malone, and the third being Vera Wood Anderson. His two children Sharon Wilkins Hill and J. Ernest Wilkins III are still alive today, and continue to keep his legacy alive.

J. Ernest Wilkins, Jr.

by William Hilliard

Additional Information

Education

The most interesting thing about J. Ernest Wilkins, Jr. to me is the fact that he worked on the Manhattan Project. It just seems like this was such a major event in the history science and it is impressive for anyone to have been part of it, but he facing obstacles and still taking part in it is even more impressive in my opinion.

His first glimpse of fame was when he was accepted into the University of Chicago at the age of just 13. He was the youngest student to ever attend. The media labeled him as a genius and the clock was put into motion. He received his Bachelor, Master, and PhD in science by the young age of 19.

One fun fact about Wilkins is his famous quote. The quote is, "One day I will fly to the moon with math."

Due to him attending college at such a young age, not much information on his schooling beforehand is available.

Contribution to Science

Wilkins is known for taking part in the Manhattan Project during the second World War. Some of his more notable papers include a special class of surfaces in projective differential geometry and The first canonical pencil. These were also his first two papers that he ever wrote, both were published in 1943.

Some of his awards and honors include

  • University of Chicago Alumni Association, Professional Achievement Citation, 1997
  • QEM Network, Giant in Science Award, 1994
  • NAM, Honorary Life Member, Lifetime Achievement Award, 1994
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