Researching Carolyn Parker
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 56959 people with the Parker surname? In that year Parker was ranked number 46 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Carolyn means "From CAROL (joyous song) AND LINDA (pretty)" and is of Anglo-Saxon origin.
Records of Carolyn Parker on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Carolyn Parker and the Parker Genealogy
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| Did you know that there are currently 72013 people with the Parker surname in the UK? Parker is now ranked number 51 for popularity in the UK. |
Parker Family History Databases
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| Did you know that there are currently 443584 people with the Parker surname in the USA? Parker is ranked number 41 for popularity in the USA. |
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Explore the Ellis Island Database for information on Carolyn Parker. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Carolyn Parker
Carolyn Parker
Carolyn Beatrice Parker was born November 18, 1917 in Hamilton Ontario CA and was a physicist who worked from 1943 to 1947 on the Dayton Project, the plutonium research and development arm of the Manhattan Project. She was one of a small number of African American scientists and technicians on the Manhattan Project. She then became an assistant professor in physics at Fisk University.
Parker earned two master's degrees, one in mathematics from the University of Michigan in 1941 and one in physics from MIT in 1951. According to family, her completion of a doctorate in physics at MIT was prevented by the leukemia that would kill her at age 48. Leukemia was an occupational risk for workers on the Dayton Project.
Parker is the first African-American woman known to have gained a postgraduate degree in physics.
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