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Jean M. Bennett

American physicist (1930-2008) · United States · On the map · Scientists · Died at 78

Jean M. Bennett (1930-2008) was an American physicist and the first woman president of The Optical Society in 1986. She received her PhD in physics from Pennsylvania State University in 1955, and spent most of her career at the Naval Weapons Center at China Lake, CA.

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A life in dates

2011National Institutes of Health Director's Pioneer AwardAward2008Died18 July 20081990David Richardson MedalAward1972Fellow of the Optical SocietyAward1930Born9 May 1930

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Awards

National Institutes of Health Director's Pioneer Award2011
David Richardson Medal1990
Fellow of the Optical Society1972

About this person

Country
United States
Category
Scientists
Type
Scientist
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1930 to 2008 · aged 78