Shirley Ann Jackson

Quick Facts

Full Name	Shirley Ann Jackson
Occupation	Physicist
Date Of Birth	Aug 5, 1946(1946-08-05)
Age	78
Birthplace	Washington, D.C.
Country	United States
Horoscope	Leo

Shirley Ann Jackson Biography

Shirley Ann Jackson is one of the most popular and richest Physicist who was born on August 5, 1946 in Washington, D.C., United States. The first female and the first African American Chair of the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission, this well-known physicist was president of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. Through her remarkable career, she was employed by AT&T Bell Laboratories and taught at Rutgers University.

She is a friend of fellow famous African American physicist She is a contemporary of fellow renowned African American physicist Jim Gates..

A child of George and Beatrice Jackson, she spent her childhood living in Washington, D.C. Her union with university Physics professor Morris A. Washington produced an infant son who was named Alan.

Shirley Ann Jackson Net Worth

Shirley Ann Jackson is one of the richest Physicist from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Shirley Ann Jackson 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

After receiving the bachelor’s in theoretical physics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, she was one of the very first African American, female doctoral student from the same university. At the beginning of her career she worked as a researcher at Illinois Fermi National Accelerator Lab.

She served as a member of her Board of Directors of the Smithsonian Institution, the New York Stock Exchange as well as The Brookings Institution, and numerous other high-profile institutions.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Who is Shirley Ann Jackson Dating?

According to our records, Shirley Ann Jackson married to Morris A. Washington. As of December 1, 2023, Shirley Ann Jackson’s is not dating anyone.

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Facts & Trivia

Shirley Ranked on the list of most popular Physicist. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Shirley Ann Jackson celebrates birthday on August 5 of every year.

What Shirley Ann Jackson is famous for?

Shirley Ann Jackson, noted physicist and former head of the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) , was one of the first two Black American women to receive a doctorate in physics in the U.S. and the first to receive a doctorate from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

What did Shirley Ann Jackson invent?

Jackson conducted a number of successful theoretical physics experiments and made breakthrough scientific research that enabled others to invent the fax machine, touch-tone phone, fiber optic cells, solar cells and the technology behind caller ID and call waiting.

Did Shirley Jackson invent caller ID?

Shirley Jackson, who ran physics laboratories as a subatomic particle researcher in the United States and Europe in the 1970s. His research led to the invention of the portable fax machine, the touch-tone telephone, solar cells, fibre optic cables and the technology behind caller ID and call waiting.

How did Shirley Jackson change the world?

Shirley Ann Jackson ’68, PhD ’73, worked to help bring about more diversity at MIT , where she was the first African-American woman to earn a doctorate. She then applied her mix of vision and pragmatism in the lab, in Washington, and at the helm of a major research university.

Who invented fiber optic cells?

Charles Kuen Kao is known as the “father of fiber optic communications” for his discovery in the 1960s of certain physical properties of glass, which laid the groundwork for high-speed data communication in the Information Age.