Background
Jackson, Albert Smith was born on February 2, 1927 in Sylvia, Kansas, United States. Son of Oliff Harold and Nellie Blanche (Dewhurst) Jackson.
Jackson, Albert Smith was born on February 2, 1927 in Sylvia, Kansas, United States. Son of Oliff Harold and Nellie Blanche (Dewhurst) Jackson.
Associate of Arts, John Muir College, 1948. Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, Master of Science in Electrical Engineering, California Institute of Technology, 1952. PhDEE, Cornell University, 1956.
From instructor to assistant professor, Cornell Univercity, Ithaca, New York, 1952-1959; department manager, TRW Computers Company, Canoga Park, California, 1959-1961; president, Control Technology, Inc., Long Beach, California, 1961-1965, 71-72; chief scientist, Milgo Electronic Corporation, Miami, Florida, 1965-1971; president, Opto Logic Corporation, Long Beach, 1972-1975; engineering manager, Motorola, Inc., Orange, California, since 1975. Consultant Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, 1964-1969, General Electric Corporation, Ithaca, 1953-1959. Lecturer University of California at Los Angeles, 1972-1977, University of California, Irvine, since 1965.
Active Redevelopment Agency, Seal Beach, California, 1972-1974. Served with United States Navy, 1945-1946. Member Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (chairman professional group on human factors in engineering 1953-1964, regional educational coordinator 1984-1986).
Married Solace Patricia Smith, June 9, 1951. (divorced August 1978). Children: Linda Michelle, Jill Sharon, Theresa Louise, Steven Thomas, Craig Michael.
Married Elaine Sonia Spontak, September 1, 1978.