Background
Altshuler, Thomas Lafe was born on August 4, 1928 in San Francisco, California, United States. Son of Henry Irving and Roselina (Rosenblatt) Altshuler.
Altshuler, Thomas Lafe was born on August 4, 1928 in San Francisco, California, United States. Son of Henry Irving and Roselina (Rosenblatt) Altshuler.
Bachelor of Science in Physical Metallurgical Engineering, University California, Berkeley, 1951; Master of Science in Physical Metallurgical Engineering, Columbia University, 1956; Doctor of Philosophy in Metallurgy, Oxford (England) University, 1964.
Metallurgical engineer semiconductor division, Radio Corporation of America, Harrison, New York, 1954-1955; R & D engineer Advanced Electronics Center, General Electric, Ithaca, New York, 1956-1960; postdoctoral fellow, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, 1964-1965; associate professor engineering, Dartmouth College Thayer School Engineering, Hanover, N.H., 1965-1966; staff scientist, GCA Technology division GCA Corporation, Bedford, Massachusetts, 1966-1967; senior engineer, National Aeronautics and Space Administration Electronics Research Center, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1967-1970; owner, manager, Delta Sigma Laboratory, 1970-1972; assistant professor group theory, statistics and material science, Fitchburg (Massachusetts) State College, 1972-1977; construction engineering, Digital Equipment Corporation, Maynard, Massachusetts, 1977-1979; visiting professor mechanic engineering, Northeastern U., Boston, 1979-1980; president, Advanced Materials Laboratory, Inc. (formerly Delta Sigma Laboratory), Concord, Massachusetts, 1980.
Lieutenant (junior grade) United States Navy, 1951-1954. Member Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, American Institute of Mining, Metallurgy, and Petroleum Engineers, American Society for Metals (chairman Boston chapter 1988-1989), Colleague Creative Education Foundation, Phi Delta Kappa.
Married Suzanne Hunsicker, September 6, 1960. Children: Susan, Thomas, Carolyn, Daniel, Kenneth, Edward.