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Shirley Ann Jackson is an American scientist and educator. She helped develop technologies that made communication faster and easier. Many of Jackson’s achievements paved the way for African American women who came after her.
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Jackson was born in Washington, D.C., and attended Roosevelt Senior High School. After graduation in 1964, she enrolled at MIT to study theoretical physics, earning her B.S.degree in 1968. Jackson elected to stay at MIT for her doctoral work, and received her Ph.D. degree in nuclear physics in 1973, the first African American woman to earn a doctor...
Jackson has received many fellowships, including the Martin Marietta Aircraft Company Scholarship and Fellowship, the Prince Hall Masons Scholarship, the National Science Foundation Traineeship, and a Ford Foundation Advanced Study Fellowship. She has been elected to numerous special societies, including the American Philosophical Society. In 2014,...
Dr. Shirley Jackson is married to Dr. Morris A. Washington, a physics professor at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, and they have one adult son. She is a member of Delta Sigma Theta sorority.
Dr. Shirley Ann Jackson and her husband were named to the inaugural class of the Capital Region Philanthropy Hall of Fame in 2019.
How can I teach children about important female scientists? This fact file is all about Shirley Ann Jackson, an American scientist. She is the first African American woman to have earned a doctorate at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).
Shirley Ann Jackson (born August 5, 1946, Washington, D.C., U.S.) is an American scientist and educator and the first Black woman to receive a doctorate from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).
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Use this free activity booklet to explore key facts about famous black scientist, Dr Shirley Ann Jackson. There are also fun activities and discussion starters for your students. This resource is perfect for Black History Month.
Sep 22, 2006 · Biography. Digital Archive. Renowned physicist and university president Shirley Ann Jackson was born on August 5, 1946, in Washington, D.C., to George Hiter Jackson and Beatrice Cosby Jackson.
Shirley Ann Jackson facts. Shirley Ann Jackson (born August 5, 1946) is an American physicist. She is President of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. In 1973 she became the first African-American women to get a doctorate degree in nuclear physics.[1]
