The HistoryMakers Video Oral History with William Jackson

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The HistoryMakers Video Oral History with William Jackson

11/6/2012; 12/2/2017

https://www.thehistorymakers.org/biography/A2012.212

Astrophysicist William Jackson (1936 - ) was one of the founders of NOBCChE and a fellow of the APS, ACS, and AAAS. He also had an asteroid named in his honor. Jackson was interviewed by The HistoryMakers on 11/6/2012 and 12/2/2017, in Davis, California and San Francisco, California. This collection is comprised of the video footage of the interview.

Total Sessions: 2; Total Tapes: 12; Total Run Time: 05h 51m 02s

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Jackson, William M., 1936-

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Chemist and academic administrator William M. Jackson was born on September 24, 1936 in Birmingham, Alabama. He received his B.S. and Ph.D. degrees in chemistry from Morehouse College in 1956 and Catholic University of America, CUA in 1961, respectively. His expertise is in photochemistry, lasers chemistry, and astrochemistry.Jackson has been a research scientist in industry at Martin Co (now Lockheed-Martin) and the government at the National Bureau of Standards (now the National Institute of S...