Betty Johnson (physicist)
Betty Johnson met her husband of 59 years in the late 1940s, as a supervisor at a Chicago department store to which Howard Johnson had been assigned to develop a compensation program. They were married in 1950, and would raise three children.
Betty Johnson | |
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| Born | 18 October 1936 |
| Died | 11 September 2003 |
| Alma mater | University of Manchester, Imperial College London |
| Known for | Daphne Jackson Trust |
Elizabeth Johnson (18 October 1936 – 11 September 2003) was an American theoretical physicist, who was awarded an MBE in 2002 for "services to people returning to careers in science, engineering and technology". Johnson was influential in establishing the Daphne Jackson Trust and was one of the first women to receive a fellowship after a career break for family commitments.