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ScienceMakers Toolkit Manual - The History Makers

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<strong>Science<strong>Makers</strong></strong><br />

Spotlight: Alfred Brothers, Jr.<br />

Full Name: Alfred Sylvester Brothers, Jr.<br />

Born: December 14, 1942<br />

Place: Boston, MA<br />

Parents: Edith I. Yates<br />

Alfred Sylvester Brothers, Sr.<br />

Spouse: Sanora Joy Wooden<br />

Education: Boston Latin School - Boston, MA (1960)<br />

Boston University - Boston, MA (B.S. Aeronautical Engineering, 1964)<br />

Golden Gate University - San Francisco, CA (M.P.A., 1976)<br />

Central Michigan University - Mount Pleasant, Michigan (M.P.M., 1980)<br />

Century University - Albuquerque, NM<br />

(Ph.D. Business Administration, 2001)<br />

Type of Science: Aeronautical Engineering<br />

Achievements: Developed the fi rst engineering models of foreign space satellites to support<br />

the emerging United States Defense Initiative requirements<br />

Served as chief of the Ballistic Missile Facility Branch and<br />

Communications Sattellite Group of the United States Air Force<br />

Favorites:<br />

Color: Blue<br />

Food: Steak<br />

Time of Year: Spring<br />

Quote: “Nothing is impossible.”<br />

Biography<br />

Alfred Sylvester Brothers, Jr., pilot, aeronautical engineer, and program manager, was born<br />

in Boston, Massachusetts, on December 14, 1942. He was the descendent of refugees who fl ed to<br />

Canada during the Revolutionary War, but later returned to settle in Boston.<br />

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