Joel Nachum Bloom

Background

Bloom, Joel Nachum was born on August 5, 1925 in New York City. Son of Philip M. and Minnie (Shainmark) Bloom.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering, Polytechnic Institute Brooklyn, 1949; Master of Science in Operations Research, Columbia University, 1954.

Career

Research engineer, Ministry Defense Israel, Tel Aviv, 1949-1952; engineer, Inland Machinery Company. New York City, 1953-1954; senior engineer, United States Army Ordnance, New York City, 1954-1955; chief engineer, Aywon Wire & Metal Company. New York City, 1955-1958; senior staff engineer to director system science department, Research laboratories, Franklin Institute, Philadelphia, 1958-1969; vice-president, director, Science Museum and Planetarium, 1969-1985; president, director, Science Museum and Planetarium, since 1985.

Member of advisory council National Museum Act, 1979-1981. Member of advisory commission on science edn.NSF, 1978-1981. Member Pennsylvania Governor's Transportation Committee, 1968-1969, Philadelphia Mayor's Cultural Advisory Council, since 1984.

Member of advisory council Parkway Program, 1968-1972. Consultant, member music advisory panel National Endowment for Arts, 1973-1979;consultant Executive Office of President, 1965-1968, National Endowment for Humanities, since 1977. Member highway research board National Academy Science, National Research Council, 1965-1969.

Member joint commission on museums Indo-United States Subcommn. on Edition and Culture, 1975-1979. Member United States National Common for United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, since 1981. Co-chairman Commision on Museum for a New Century, 1981-1984.

Achievements

• Joel N. Bloom has been listed as a noteworthy Science museum director by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Board directors Lower Delaware County United Jewish Appeal. Member government-university-industry roundtable working group on talent National Academy of Sciences, 1984. President Greater Philadelphia Cultural Alliance, 1983.

Member education advisory committee United States National Holocaust Memorial Commission, 1985. Served with Army of the United States, 1943-1946, European Theatre of Operations. Member Association Science and Technology Centers (president, director), Association Science Museum Directors (president, council member), Northeast Conference Museum (board governors), International Committee Science and Technology Museum, International Council Museum (United States committee, director, vice president, national committee science and technological museums), American Association Museums (accreditation commission 1975-1979, legislation committee 1979, vice president 1982-1984.

Named to Centennial Honor Roll, 2006), Franklin Institute, Sigma Xi.

Connections

Married Paula Yakira, March 21, 1948 (deceased 2006). Children: Margo, Ron, Dan.

Father:

Philip M. Bloom

Mother:

Minnie (Shainmark) Bloom

Spouse:

Paula Yakira

child:

Ron Bloom

child:

Dan Bloom

child:

Margo Bloom