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James A. Harris (politician)
James A. Harris may refer to: * James Andrew Harris James Andrew Harris (March 26, 1932 – December 12, 2000) was an American radiochemist who was involved in the discovery of elements 104 and 105 ( rutherfordium and dubnium, respectively). Harris was the head of the Heavy Isotopes Production G ..., American radiochemist * James Anthony Harris, British philosopher * James Arthur Harris, botanist and biometrician {{hndis, Harris, James A. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Andrew Harris
James Andrew Harris (March 26, 1932 – December 12, 2000) was an American radiochemist who was involved in the discovery of elements 104 and 105 ( rutherfordium and dubnium, respectively). Harris was the head of the Heavy Isotopes Production Group, part of the Nuclear Chemistry Division of University of California-Berkeley. Harris is known for being the first African American to contribute to the discovery of new elements. Personal life James A. Harris was born on March 26, 1932, in Waco, Texas. Harris' parents divorced when he was young, after which he moved to Oakland, California with his mother. Harris met his wife Helen at Huston-Tillotson College, where they were both completing their undergraduate studies; they were married in 1957 and had five children, Cedric, Keith, Hilda, Kimberly, and James II. Between the time of his graduation from college and his marriage, Harris was drafted and served in the Army as a personnel supervisor specialist. His hobbies included golf, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Anthony Harris
James A. Harris, FRSE (born 1968) is a British philosopher and professor of the history of philosophy at the University of St Andrews. He is known for his works on the history of British philosophy and, in particular, on the philosophy of David Hume. Awards and Recognitions In 2019, Harris was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh. Harris gave the Benedict Lectures in the History of Political Philosophy at Brown University in 2018 and the British Society for the History of Philosophy Annual Lecture in 2021. Philosophical Work Harris has written the most recent intellectual biography of David Hume. His short ''Hume: A Very Short Introduction'' (2021) has superseded the previous Oxford short introduction on the same topic written by British philosopher A. J. Ayer (1980).Moritz Baumstark, Review of 'Hume. A Very Short Introduction by James A. Harris' Hume Studies, Volume 47, Number 2, November 2022, pp. 315-318. Unlike Ayer's introduction, Harris' work focuses o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |