Background
Irving, Jack Howard was born on December 31, 1920 in Cleveland. Son of William M. and Lottie (Green) Irving.
Irving, Jack Howard was born on December 31, 1920 in Cleveland. Son of William M. and Lottie (Green) Irving.
Bachelor of Science, California Institute of Technology, 1942. Master of Arts, Princeton University, 1948. Doctor of Philosophy in Physics, Princeton, 1965.
Member of staff radiation laboratory, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, 1942-1945;
assistant physics, Princeton (New Jersey) U., 1946-1948;
fellow chemistry, California Institute Technology, 1948-1949;
head systems planning and analysis department research and development laboratories, Hughes Aircraft Company, 1949-1954;
head special devices department, Ramo-Wooldridge Corporation, 1954-1955;
head intelligence systems department, Ramo-Wooldridge Corporation, 1955-1956;
special assistant to executive vice president, Ramo-Wooldridge Corporation, 1956-1957;
special assistant to president space technical laboratories, Ramo-Wooldridge Corporation, 1957-1958;
corporation staff science, Thompson Ramo-Wooldridge, Inc., 1958-1960;
assistant director, Advanced Systems Planning division Space Technology laboratories, Inc., 1960;
vice president, general manager systems research and planning division, Aerospace Corporation, El Segundo, California, 1960-1963;
vice president corporation planning, Aerospace Corporation, El Segundo, California, 1965-1972;
vice president, general manager environment and urban division, Aerospace Corporation, El Segundo, California, 1972-1975;
technical consultant and product development, Jack H. Irving Associations, Los Angeles, since 1976;
vice chairman, Cabintaxi Corporation, since 1983;
manager, Applied Research & Technology, since 1994. Aerospace visiting fellow Princeton, 1963-1965. Member commission on interplay of engineering with biology and medicine National Academy Engineering, 1967-1973.
Chairman, director Medical Systems Technology Services, Inc., 1968-1980. Director Commuter Transportation Services Inc., 1974-1987, member of advisory board, since 1987, member Executive Committee, 1974-1979, treasurer, 1975-1978, member audit committee, 1979-1990, chairman, 1979-1984.
Fellow: American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (associate). Member: American Physical Society, Advanced Transit Association, Sigma Xi.
Married Florence Friedman, February 1, 1948. Children: Paul Howard, Karen Joy, Michael William.