Alfred Zajac
Physicist, educator
Born Feb. 18, 1917, Vienna, Austria; came to U.S., 1949; son of Joseph and Franciszka (Nevrla); married Dorothy (Chmielowiec); children: Mark, Andrew.
Education: Bachelor of Science (B.S.), St. Andrew's University (Scotland), 1948; Master of Science (M.S.), New York University (NYU), New York City, 1952; Ph.D., Brooklyn Polytechnic Institute (NY), 1957.
Career: assistant prof., Brooklyn Polytechnic Institute, 1957-64; prof., Adelphi University, Garden City (NY), 1964 -.
Author: Basic Principles & Laws of Mechanics, 1964; co-author, Optics, 1974; numerous papers at conferences and articles in professional journals.
Member of: director, "Echo" Chorus, New York City; honorary director, "Hejnal" Chorus, Brooklyn; Polish - American Veterans Association.
Served with: Polish Army, Infantry, 1938-39; Polish Armed Forces in the West (France, United Kingdom), 1941-44.
Affiliation: Democrat. Roman Catholic.
Languages: English, Polish, French.
Hobbies: choral singing, playing piano, raising bees.
Home: 60-26 60th Road, Maspeth, NY 11378.
From: "Who's Who in Polish America" 1st Edition 1996-1997, Boleslaw Wierzbianski editor; Bicentennial Publishing Corporation, New York, NY, 1996.