Background
Yacoby, Yizhak was born on January 21, 1935 in Sofia, Bulgaria. Son of Shlomo and Selma (Levi) Yacoby.
Yacoby, Yizhak was born on January 21, 1935 in Sofia, Bulgaria. Son of Shlomo and Selma (Levi) Yacoby.
Bachelor of Science summa cum laude, Technion University, Haifa, Israel, 1957. Master of Science summa cum laude, Technion University, Haifa, Israel, 1961. Doctor of Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1965.
Assistant professor, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1965-1966; senior lecturer, Hebrew U., Jerusalem, Israel, 1966-1971; associate professor, Hebrew U., Jerusalem, Israel, 1971-1978; professor, Hebrew U., Jerusalem, Israel, since 1978.
Lieutenant Air Force, 1957-1959, Israel. Member American Physical Society, Israel Physical Society (president 1988-1990).
Married Ofra S. Schelitzer, June 25, 1959. Children: Oron, Irit, Amir.