Background
Jakobson, Mark John was born on May 4, 1923 in Carlyle, Montana, United States. Son of Hans M. and Bessie Mae (Fessenden) Jakobson.
Jakobson, Mark John was born on May 4, 1923 in Carlyle, Montana, United States. Son of Hans M. and Bessie Mae (Fessenden) Jakobson.
Bachelor of Arts, University Montana, 1944; Master of Arts, University Montana, 1947; Doctor of Philosophy (Whiting fellow), University of California at Berkeley, 1951.
Physicist, Lawrence Radiation Laboratory, 1951-1952; instructor, U. Washington, 1952-1953; professor, U. Montana, Missoula, 1953-1993; chairman physics and astronomy Department, University Montana, 1969-1973. Member visiting staff Los Alamos Science Laboratory, 1963-1996.
Served to Lieutenant (junior grade) United States Naval Reserve, 1944-1946. Fellow American Physical Society. Member Sigma Xi, Phi Beta Kappa, Pi Mu Epsilon.
Married Marguerite Elizabeth Thomsen, August 17, 1945. Children— Kristin Marie, Sandra Lynne.