Career
He was chairperson of the department of physics. Taylor maintained a steady flow of scholarly research publications on X-Ray Diffraction, resistance of Germanium, semiconductors
He presented papers at professional meetings and published widely in journals in his field, including Physics Today, The American Journal of Physics, The Physics Teacher and the American Physical Society. Taylor was a Rosenwald Fellow at the University of Pennsylvania.
Taylor earned a Bachelor of Surgery (1938) in science from Lincoln University and his Master of Surgery and Doctor of Philosophy in Solid state physics from the University of Pennsylvania.
He was the second African-American to earn the Doctorate in physics from the University of Pennsylvania. He has guided many students for their Ph.Ds in physics.
During his composite forty-five years of teaching, mentoring and researching at higher educations, Taylor mentored students in the Baltimore public school system. Recently, the Lincoln University (Pennsylvania) honored him with Doctor of Philosophy in science for his various contributions to education.
