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George Edward Alcorn Jr. was born on 22 March, 1940 in Indianapolis, Indiana, is an American physicist, engineer and inventor. Discover George Edward Alcorn Jr.'s Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 83 years old?
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Indianapolis, Indiana |
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United States
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George Edward Alcorn Jr. Height, Weight & Measurements
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George Edward Alcorn Jr. Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is George Edward Alcorn Jr. worth at the age of 83 years old? George Edward Alcorn Jr.’s income source is mostly from being a successful engineer. He is from United States. We have estimated George Edward Alcorn Jr.'s net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
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George Edward Alcorn Jr. (born March 22, 1940) is an American physicist, engineer, inventor, and professor.
He taught at Howard University and the University of the District of Columbia, and worked primarily for IBM and NASA.
Alcorn was born on March ,22 1940, to Arletta Dixon Alcorn and George Edward Alcorn, Sr., in Indianapolis.
They had another child, his younger brother Charles.
Alcorn received a four-year academic scholarship to Occidental College in Los Angeles, where he graduated with a Bachelor of Science in physics.
He received his degree with honors while earning eight letters in basketball and football.
During the summers of 1962 and 1963, he worked as a research engineer for the Space Division of North American Rockwell.
He was involved with the computer analysis of launch trajectories and orbital mechanics for Rockwell missiles, including the Titan I and II, the Saturn, and the Nova.
Alcorn earned a Master of Science in Nuclear Physics in 1963 from Howard University, after nine months of study.
After earning a PhD in Molecular and Atomic Physics from Howard University in 1967, he went on to hold teaching positions in electrical engineering at Howard University and the University of the District of Columbia, eventually rising to the rank of full professor.
After earning his PhD, Alcorn spent twelve years working in the private sector.
He held positions as senior scientist at Philco-Ford, senior physicist at Perkin-Elmer, and advisory engineer at IBM.
Alcorn married his wife Marie DaVillier in 1969 and they have one son born in 1979.
He later married Dorothy Green after the death of his first wife.
Alcorn's best-known invention is the X-ray spectrometer, which earned him the NASA–Goddard Space Flight Center award for Inventor of the Year in 1984.
Other significant inventions concerned plasma etching for semiconductor devices.
In 1999, Alcorn was honored with an award from Government Executive magazine for developing the Airborne LIDAR Topographic Mapping System (ALTMS) in partnership with the Houston Advanced Research Center.
He has over 30 inventions and 8 patents resulting in his induction into the National Inventors Hall of Fame in 2015.
In 2015, Alcorn was inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame for his invention of the X-ray spectrometer.
