Background
Frankel, Sherman was born on November 15, 1922 in New York City. Son of Harry and Rose Frankel.
Frankel, Sherman was born on November 15, 1922 in New York City. Son of Harry and Rose Frankel.
Bachelor, Brooklyn College, 1943; Master of Science, University of Illinois, 1947; Doctor of Philosophy, University of Illinois, 1949.
Member staff radiation laboratory, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1943-1946;
instructor, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, 1950-1952;
assistant professor physics, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, 1952-1956;
associate professor, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, 1956-1960;
professor, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, since 1960. Visiting scientist Niels Bohr Institute, Denmark, 1968, C.E.R.N. Geneva, 1975, C.E.N. de Saclay, France, 1979. Guest fellow Stanford University Center for International Security Arms Control, 1987.
Guest scholar Brookings Institute, 1987. Security Progrm senior fellow Massachusetts Institute of Technology, since 1998.
Fellow American Physical Society. Member of New York Academy Science, Sigma Xi, Pi Mu Epsilon.
Married Ruzena Bajcsy, October 22, 1981. 1 son by previous marriage, Walter.