Victor Twersky

Background

Twersky, Victor was born on August 10, 1923 in Lublin, Poland. Son of Israel and Gertrude (Levinson) Twersky. came to the United States, 1928, naturalized, 1940.

Education

Bachelor of Science, City College of New York, 1947; A.M., Columbia University, 1948; Doctor of Philosophy, New York University, 1950.

Career

Associate guidance project, biology department, City College of New York, 1946-1949; teaching assistant physics, New York University, 1949; research associate electromagnetic theory, Courant Institute Mathematics Sciences, 1950-1953; associate, Nuclear Development Associates, 1951-1953; with, Sylvania Electric-General Telephone Electronics, 1953-1966; head research, Electronic Defense laboratories, 1958-1966; head research, Electronics Systems-West, 1964-1966; professor mathematics, University of Illinois at Chicago, 1966-1990; professor emeritus, University of Illinois at Chicago, 1991. Lecturer Stanford University, 1956-1958. Visiting professor Technion-Israel Institute Technology, Haifa, 1962-1963, Hebrew U., Jerusalem, summer 1972, Tel Aviv U., summer 1972, Weizmann Institute Science, Rehovoth, 1979, Ben-Gurion U., Beersheva, 1979, Stanford University, 1972, 73, 79-80, summers 1967-1989, visiting scholar, 1991-1998, others.

Summer member Courant Institute Mathematics Sciences, 1963. Associate Center for Advanced Study, University of Illinois, 1969-1970. Consultant in field.

Achievements

• Victor Twersky has been listed as a noteworthy Mathematical physicist, educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member technical research committee American Foundation for Blind, 1947-1949. Member School Mathematics Study Group, 1964-1966, United States committee B, International Science Radio Union. Member-at-large Conference Board Mathematics Sciences, 1975-1977.

Served with Army of the United States, 1943-1946. Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Physical Society, Acoustical Society American, Optical Society American (director-at-large 1961), Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. Member American Math Society, Society Industrial and AppliedMath., Science Research Southern American (president Sequoia branch 1958).

Connections

Married Shirley Fine, February 26, 1950;children: Lori, Mark, Nina.

Father:

Israel Twersky

Mother:

Gertrude (Levinson) Twersky

Spouse:

Shirley Fine

child:

Nina Twersky

child:

Lori Twersky

child:

Mark Twersky