Background
Zacharias, Jerrold Reinach was born on January 23, 1905 in Jacksonville, Florida, United States. Son of Isidore A. and Irma (Kaufman) Zacharias.
Zacharias, Jerrold Reinach was born on January 23, 1905 in Jacksonville, Florida, United States. Son of Isidore A. and Irma (Kaufman) Zacharias.
AB, Columbia, 1926; AM, Columbia, 1927. Doctor of Philosophy, Columbia, 1933.
Assistant professor, Hunter College, New York City, 1931-1940;
staff member Radiation Laboratory, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1940-1945;
professor physics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1946-1966;
Institute professor, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1966-1970;
Institute professor emeritus, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1970-1986;
director Laboratory Nuclear science and Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1946-1956. Division head University of California, Los Alamos Laboratory, 1945. Board directors Sprague Electric Company.
Member board Itek Corporation. Member President's Science Advisory Committee, 1952-1964. Founding trustee, vice president Education Development Center Inc., 1959-1986.
Married Leona Hurwitz, June 23, 1927. Children: Susan, Johanna.