Betsy Ancker-Johnson, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Betsy Ancker-Johnson

American physicist

Date of Birth: 29-Apr-1927

Place of Birth: St. Louis, Missouri, United States

Profession: physicist, inventor

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

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, and for her invention of a gigacycle range signal generator using semiconductor materials in magnetic and electric fields.
She was the first woman Presidential appointee in the U.S.
Department of Commerce.
She is the fourth woman elected to the National Academy of Engineering.