Michael G. Spencer
American computer scientist
Michael G. Spencer is a computer scientist, electrical engineer, and professor at Morgan State University's Clarence M. Mitchell Jr. School of Engineering in Baltimore. His research and studies is concentrated on semiconductors, microwave devices, and solar cells.
Education and early life
Spencer was born in Detroit, Michigan on March 9, 1952. His family members consisted of teachers, who had culturally rich backgrounds. Spencer grew up in Washington, D.C., and traveled to Ithaca, New York to study at Cornell University.
Spencer became well involved with the electrical engineering industry. He was interested in computer engineering because he wanted to expand his knowledge and gain experience of computer engineering.
Spencer earned a Bachelor of Science degree in 1974 and a Master of Science degree in electrical engineering from Cornell University in 1975. Spencer later returned to Cornell University in 1981 and was one of the first of two black men to earn a doctoral degree in electrical engineering.
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