James LuValle
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James LuValle was an American
athlete who competed mainly in the 400 metres.
He competed for the United States in the 1936 Summer Olympics
held in Berlin in the 400 metres where he won the bronze medal.
According to an oral history LuValle made for the Amateur Athletic Union of Los Angeles, athletics was never his main focus. He competed in track while a student at UCLA, but did not have an athletic scholarship. Instead, he paid his way through school with a Regents' scholarship and a job in the chemistry department.
In 1936, LuValle graduated from UCLA Phi Beta Kappa in chemistry. He also earned his master's in chemistry and physics from UCLA. He earned his PhD in chemistry from Caltech, working under Linus Pauling
. After a few years teaching at Fisk University, he became the first African American to work in the Eastman Kodak laboratories. His research on color photography resulted in three U.S. patents.
United States
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athlete who competed mainly in the 400 metres.
He competed for the United States in the 1936 Summer Olympics
Athletics at the 1936 Summer Olympics
At the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, 29 athletics events were contested, 23 for men and 6 for women. The program of events was unchanged from the previous Games. There was a total of 776 participants from 43 countries competing.-Medal table:...
held in Berlin in the 400 metres where he won the bronze medal.
According to an oral history LuValle made for the Amateur Athletic Union of Los Angeles, athletics was never his main focus. He competed in track while a student at UCLA, but did not have an athletic scholarship. Instead, he paid his way through school with a Regents' scholarship and a job in the chemistry department.
In 1936, LuValle graduated from UCLA Phi Beta Kappa in chemistry. He also earned his master's in chemistry and physics from UCLA. He earned his PhD in chemistry from Caltech, working under Linus Pauling
Linus Pauling
Linus Carl Pauling was an American chemist, biochemist, peace activist, author, and educator. He was one of the most influential chemists in history and ranks among the most important scientists of the 20th century...
. After a few years teaching at Fisk University, he became the first African American to work in the Eastman Kodak laboratories. His research on color photography resulted in three U.S. patents.
External links
- Dr. James E. LuValle: An Olympian’s Oral History, Interview by George A. Hodak for the Amateur Athletic Foundation of Los Angeles, June 1988
- James Ellis LuValle: Chemist by Mitchell C. Brown in The Faces of Science: African Americans in the Sciences
- Short biography at BlackPast.org
- Profile at Sports-Reference.com