Sampson, Henry T., 1934-

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Name (Latin)
Sampson, Henry T., 1934-
Date of birth
1934-04-22
Date of death
2015-06-04
Gender
male
MARC
MARC
Other Identifiers
VIAF: 93144809
Wikidata: Q5727949
Library of congress: n 86062379
HAI10: 000246202
Sources of Information
  • His The ghost walks, 1988:CIP t.p. (Henry T. Sampson) data sheet (b. 1934)
  • LC data base, 9-22-87(hdg.: Sampson, Henry T., 1934- )
  • Swingin' on the ether waves, 2004:ECIP t.p. (Henry T. Sampson) data view (b. April 22, 1934)
Wikipedia description:

Henry Thomas Sampson Jr. (April 22, 1934 – June 4, 2015) was an American engineer, inventor and film historian who created the gamma-electric cell in 1971 — a device with the main goal of generating auxiliary power from the shielding of a nuclear reactor. He wrote books Blacks in Black and White: A Source Book on Black Films, The Ghost Walks: A Chronological History of Blacks in Show Business, 1865-1910, and the two volume Singin' on the Ether Waves: a Chronological History of African Americans in Radio and Television Programming, 1925–1955.

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