Background
Johnson, Irving was born on October 23, 1918 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Joseph Theodore and Pauline Frieda (Sweiger) Johnson.
Johnson, Irving was born on October 23, 1918 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Joseph Theodore and Pauline Frieda (Sweiger) Johnson.
Bachelor, Cornell College, Mount Vernon, Iowa, 1941. Master of Arts, Columbia University, 1943. Doctor of Philosophy, Columbia University, 1947.
Research assistant division war research, Columbia University, New York City, 1944-1945; assistant professor, associate professor, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, 1946-1953; senior research engineer Science Laboratory,, Ford Motor Company, Dearborn, Michigan, 1953-1957; senior chemist, Argonne (Illinois) National Laboratory, 1957-1985; consultant, Argonne (Illinois) National Laboratory, since 1985.
Former trustee Village of Clarendon Hills, Illinois, Clarendon Hills Village Library., 1970-1975. Chairman, scoutmaster troop 151, Boy Scouts American, Clarendon Hills, 1968-1975. Fellow American Institute Chemists.
Member American Chemical Society (secretary Oklahoma section 1950-1953).
Married Alice May Huffman, June 28, 1942. Children: Karl Brian, Thomas Craig.