Jerry C. Elliott

This article is about the Native American physicist. For the Kansas judge, see Jerry Elliott.
Jerry Elliott
Born
Jerry Chris Elliott

1943 (age 82–83)
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States
CitizenshipOsage-Cherokee
EducationUniversity of Oklahoma, Physics

Jerry Chris Elliott High Eagle (born 1943) is a physicist and was one of the first American Indians to work at NASA. Elliott's work awarded him the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the highest civilian honor awarded by the President of the United States.

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