Shirley Ann Jackson

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Shirley Ann Jackson, Ph.D

Date of birth: August 5, 1946

Home country: United States

Scientific field:

Ph.D. in theoretical elementary particle physics from M.I.T. (1973) and a S.B. in physics from M.I.T. (1968)

Major Achievements

  1. 18th president of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
  2. Jackson conducted a number of successful theoretical physics experiments and made breakthrough scientific research that enabled others to invent the fax machine, touch-tone phone, fiber optic cells, solar cells and the technology behind caller ID and call waiting
  3. Chairman of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
  4. AT&T Bell Laboratories
  5. Professor of theoretical physics at Rutgers University

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