Ellen S. Stewart
Ellen S. Stewart | |
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| Born | Ellen Elizabeth Swomley February 6, 1919 Pennsylvania, US |
| Died | August 29, 2009 (aged 90) |
| Other names | Ellen Swomley Stewart Ellen Elizabeth Swomley Kuhns |
| Alma mater | Coe College Johns Hopkins University (PhD) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Physics, sonar |
| Institutions | New Jersey College for Women Connecticut College for Women Naval Electronics Laboratory |
| Thesis | Dispersion of the velocity and anomalous absorption of sound in hydrogen (1946) |
Ellen Elizabeth Swomley Kuhns (February 6, 1919 – August 29, 2009), also known as Ellen Swomley Stewart, was an American physicist. She taught at the New Jersey College for Women and Connecticut College for Women before researching sonar at the Navy Electronics Laboratory. Stewart was elected a Fellow of the American Physical Society in 1965.