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African American physicist known for work in plasma physics (1927–1989)
Princeton Cemetery
Robert Ellis (* 1. January 1927 in Kansas City; † 15. December 1989 in Princeton) was an african American physicist known for work in plasma physics. He was 62 years old. His education included Fisk University, Yale University and University of Iowa. He worked at Tennessee State University and Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory. He was buried at Princeton Cemetery.