Frederick Ellis Alzofon

Background

Alzofon, Frederick Ellis was born on July 18, 1919 in Detroit, Michigan, United States. Son of Samuel and Kate (Moltner) Alzofon.

Education

Bachelor of Arts in Mathematics, University of California at Los Angeles, 1941; Master of Arts in Physics, University of California, Berkeley, 1948; Doctor of Philosophy in Mathematics, University of California, Berkeley, 1956.

Career

From staff to physicist, Santa Barbara Research Center, Goleta, California, 1953-1956; senior mathematician, Stanford Research Institute, Menlo Park, California, 1956-1957; aeronautica research engineer, Ames Aeronaut. Laboratory (now National Aeronautics and Space Administration), Moffett Field, California, 1957-1958; assistant professor, San Jose (California) State College, 1961-1962; teacher mathematics, University of California Ext. Division, 1962-1967; engineer, Lockheed Missiles and Space Company, Sunnyvale, California, 1958-1969; engineer, Houston Aerospace Division/Lockheed Electronics Company, 1969-1976; engineer, Rockwell International Corporation, 1976-1978; engineer, Boeing Aerospace Company, Seattle, 1978-1984.

Membership

Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, Optical Society of America, American Association Physics Teachers, Society Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers, Sigma Xi, Pi Mu Epsilon.

Connections

Married Norma Dorothy Shaw, 1947 (divorced 1970). Children: David, Rebecca, Julia, Daniel.

Father:

Samuel Alzofon

Mother:

Kate (Moltner) Alzofon

Spouse:

Norma Dorothy Shaw

child:

Daniel Alzofon

child:

Julia Alzofon

child:

Rebecca Alzofon

child:

David Alzofon