Jerome I. Elkind
American electrical engineer and computer scientist
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Jerome Elkind is an American electrical engineer and computer scientist. In 1988 he was co-founder of the Lexia Institute.
Jerome I. Elkind | |
|---|---|
| Other name | Jerry Elkind |
| Known for | Computer science |
| Spouse | Linda Valenstein |
| Academic background | |
| Education | Massachusetts Institute of Technology[1] |
| Influences | J. C. R. Licklider[2]: 119 |
Biography
Elkind was educated at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, earning his undergraduate degree in 1951 and Sc.D. in 1957.[1] He went on to join BBN Technologies and participated for them in the 1960 Symposium on Principles of Self-Organization.[3] He then was appointed head of the Computer Science Laboratory at Xerox's Palo Alto Research Center (1971-8).[4][2]: ix Here he held budgetary responsibility for new projects.[2]: 165 He also worked with Bob Taylor on the Xerox Alto. He went on to become Vice President of Systems Integration at Xerox.[4]
Personal life
In 1959, he married engineer Linda Starr Valenstein, daughter of advertising executive Lawrence Valenstein in a Jewish ceremony in Scarsdale.[5]