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John B. Johnson

Swedish scientist (1887-1970) · United States · On the map · Scientists · Died at 83

John Erik Bertrand Johnson was a Swedish-born American electrical engineer and physicist. He created the first cathode-ray tube oscilloscope and detailed a fundamental source of random interference with information traveling on wires, now called Johnson-Nyquist noise.

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Awards

IEEE David Sarnoff Award1970
Edward Longstreth Medal1957

About this person

Country
United States
Category
Scientists
Type
Scientist
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1887 to 1970 · aged 83