&quot;George E. Alcorn is an African-American inventor with a B.A. in physics, a master’s degree in nuclear physics and a Ph.D. in atomic and molecular physics. Alcorn worked for the likes of Philco-Ford, Perkin-Elmer, IBM and NASA, created over 20 different inventions and was granted eight patents. Alcorn invented the imaging x-ray spectrometer – a device that helps scientists better understand what materials are composed of when they cannot be broken down. His breakthrough was regarded as a…