Elizabeth A. Wood
Elizabeth A. Wood | |
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Elizabeth "Betty" Armstrong Wood in 1933 | |
| Born | October 19, 1912 New York City, US |
| Died | March 23, 2006 (aged 93) Freehold, NJ |
| Alma mater | Barnard College, Bryn Mawr |
| Known for | First woman hired as a Member of the Technical Staff at Bell Labs, research into electromagnetic properties of crystals |
| Spouse | Ira Eaton "Sandy" Wood |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Crystallography |
| Institutions | Bell Telephone Laboratories |
| Thesis | Mylonization of Hybrid Rocks Near Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (1939) |
| Doctoral advisor | Edward H. Watson |
| Other academic advisors | Florence Bascom, Dorothy Wyckoff, Ida H. Ogilvie |
Elizabeth Armstrong Wood (born Elizabeth J. Armstrong; 1912–2006) was an American crystallographer and geologist who ran a research program at Bell Telephone Laboratories that led to the development of new superconductors and lasers. She was known for the clarity of her writing and her efforts to educate the general public about scientific subjects.