Background
Bloch, Alan was born on November 28, 1915 in New York City.
Bloch, Alan was born on November 28, 1915 in New York City.
Bachelor cum laude, Swarthmore College, 1938; Master of Arts, Oberlin College, 1939; postgraduate, Iowa State University, 1940-1941.
Assistant president, Lear Avia, Piqua, Ohio., 1939-1940; engineer, Eclipse Pioneer, Hasbrook Heights, New Jersey, 1946; laboratory head, Arma Corporation, Brooklyn, 1947-1949; co-owner, Audio Instrument Company. New York City, 1950-1954; with, General Precision, Pleasantville, New York, 1955-1965; engineer, Gyrodyne, St. James, New York, 1965-1969; independent consultant, Port Washington, New York City, since 1970.
Flight lieutenant Royal Canada Air Force, 1941-1945. Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, New York Academy of Sciences, American Physical Society, Audio Engineering Society, Association for Computing Machinery, Federation American Scientists, Mensa, Sigma Xi.
Son of Alexander and Blanche Bloch. Divorced; children: Alison, Christopher.