Background
Alexander, Samuel Nathan was born on February 22, 1910 in Wharton, Texas, United States. Son of Max and Minnie (Smith) Alexander.
Alexander, Samuel Nathan was born on February 22, 1910 in Wharton, Texas, United States. Son of Max and Minnie (Smith) Alexander.
Bachelor of Science, University Oklahoma, 1931, Bachelor of Arts, 1931. Master of Science, Massachusetts Institute Technology, 1933.
With Simplex Wire & Cable Company, from 1935-1940. Research assistant Massachusetts Institute Technology, 1939-1940. Physicist electronic instrumentation Navy Department, 1940-1943.
Senior project engineer military telemetering equipment Bendix Aviation Corporation, 1943-1946.
Chief electronic computers laboratory National Bureau Standards, 1946-1954, became chief data processing systems division, 1954, chief information technical, 1965-1966, deputy and technical director Center for Computer Sciences and Technology, senior research fellow in engineering sciences until 1967. Committee dissemination of technological information Materials Advisory Board, National Academy Science-National Research Council.
Special technical consultant automatic data processing applications and technical, United States government agencies, also goverments of Sweden, India.
Fellow Institute Radio Engineers. Member American Institute Electrical Engineers, Association for Computing Machinery, American Physical Society, American Documentation Institute (chairman Washington 1959-1960), Washington Academy Sciences, Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Xi, Tau Beta Pi, Sigma Tau.
Married Eleanor Frances Magazine, October 11, 1934. Children: Harriet Phyllis (Mistress Paul Lebowitz), Michael Norman, Diane Ellen (Mistress Raul Zaritsky).