George Edward Alcorn, Jr.

George Edward Alcorn, Jr. (born March 22, 1940) is an African-American physicist and inventor who worked primarily for IBM and NASA.[1] Inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame in 2015.

Early life

Alcorn was born on March 22, 1940 to George and Arletta Dixon Alcorn.

Education

Alcorn received a four-year academic scholarship to Occidental College in Los Angeles, where he graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Physics. He received his degree with honors while earning eight letters in basketball and football. Alcorn earned a Master of Science in Nuclear Physics in 1963 from Howard University, after nine months of study. During the summers of 1962 and 1963, he worked as a research engineer for the Space Division of North American Rockwell. He was involved with the computer analysis of launch trajectories and orbital mechanics for Rockwell missiles, including the Titan I and II, Nova.[2]

Patents issued

References

  1. "George Edward Alcorn, Jr.". About.com. Retrieved 2008-02-27. George Edward Alcorn, Jr. received a four-year academic scholarship to Occidental College in Los Angeles, where he graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Physics. George Edward Alcorn received his degree with honors while earning eight letters in basketball and football. He also earned a Master of Science in Nuclear Physics in 1963 from Howard University, after nine months of study.
  2. http://inventors.about.com/library/inventors/blbennett.htm#Alcorn

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