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Johnson, Earnest Joseph was born on February 23, 1931 in Philipsburg, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Michael and Anna (Vasolinki) Johnson.
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Earnest Joseph Johnson, American Physicist, optical scientist. Achievements include observation of first experimental evidence for polaron effects in semiconductors. Recipient fellowship General Telephone and Electronics, Purdue University, 1962. Member American Physical Society, Optical Society, American Association for the Advancement of Science.
Education
Bachelor of Science, Pennsylvania State University, 1953; Master of Science, Purdue University, 1954; Doctor of Philosophy, Purdue University, 1964.
Career
Physicist, David Taylor Model Basin, Carderock, Maryland., 1952; physicist, North American Aviation, Downey, California, 1955-1956; physicist, Hughes Aircraft, Los Angeles, 1956-1958; physicist, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Lincoln Laboratory, Lexington, Massachusetts, 1964-1973; scientist, GTE laboratories, Waltham, Massachusetts, 1973-1983; fiber optics scientist, Motorola, Inc., Tempe, Arizona, since 1983.
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Membership
Member American Physical Society, Optical Society, American Association for the Advancement of Science.
Connections
Married; children: Joseph, Mary, Terry, Suzanne, Thomas, Virginia, Gale, Michael.
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American
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1953
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1954
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1964