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Betsy Ancker-Johnson (born April 29, 1927) is an American plasma physicist. She is known for her research into instabilities that can occur in plasmas in solids,〔(【引用サイトリンク】 Ancker-Johnson, Betsy )〕 and for her invention of a gigacycle range signal generator using semiconductor materials in magnetic and electric fields. She was the first female Presidential appointee in the U.S. Department of Commerce. She is the fourth woman elected to the National Academy of Engineering. She has recently appeared on the Emilio Segrè Visual Archives 2012 Calendar by the American Institute of Physics. ==Early life and Education== Ancker-Johnson was born Betsy Ancker in St. Louis, Missouri on April 29th 1927. Her parents, Clinton James and Fern (Lelan) Ancker, encouraged her follow her interests.〔http://lemelson.mit.edu/resources/betsy-ancker-johnson〕〔"Mothers and Daughters of Invention: Notes for a Revised History of Technology" By Autumn Stanley Rutgers University Press, 1995〕 She focused on physics getting a bachelor's degree with high honors from Wellesley College (1949) where she was a part of Phi Beta Kappa. Then she went on to get her Doctorate at in physics at Tuebingen University, Germany (1953) where she earned ''magnum cum laude''.〔"American Women Managers and Administrators: A Selective Biographical Dictionary of Twentieth-Century Leaders in Business, Education, and Government" Judith A. Leavitt Greenwood Publishing Group, 1985〕 Her honorary degrees include doctorates of science from NY Polytechnic Institute and University of Southern California and a doctorate in law at Bates College. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Betsy Ancker-Johnson」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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