Background
Sobel, Alan was born on February 23, 1928 in New York City. Son of Edward P. and Rose (Naftalison) Sobel.
Sobel, Alan was born on February 23, 1928 in New York City. Son of Edward P. and Rose (Naftalison) Sobel.
Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, Columbia University, 1947. Master of Science in Electrical Engineering, Columbia University, 1949. Doctor of Philosophy in Physics, Polytechnic Institute Brooklyn, 1964.
Assistant chief engineer The Electronic Workshop, New York City, 1950-1951. Head, functional engineer Fairchild Controls Corporation, 1951-1956. Project engineer Skiatron Electronics and television Corporation, 1956-1957.
Senior research engineer Zenith Radio Corporation, Glenview, Illinois, 1964-1978. Vice president Lucitron incorporated, Northbrook, 1978-1987, president, 1987. Private practice consultant Evanston, since 1988.
Vice president Machine Vision and Control International Inc., 1994—2003, LightWave Technologies Corporation, since 2000. Assistant, instructor Polytechnic Institute Brooklyn,1957-1964. Member program committees Society for Information Display International Symposium, International Display Research Conference, since 1970.
Fellow Society Information Display (Lewis and Beatrice Winner award 2002). Member Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (senior, life), International Society for Optical Engineering, American Physical Society, Sigma Xi.
Married Marjorie Loebel, June 15, 1952. Children: Leslie Ann, Edward Robert.