[2] Her husband's doctoral work employed explosive shots to make measurements of the Mohorovičić discontinuity, the boundary layer between the Earth's crust and mantle.

[6] Such a paid job in science was unusual for women at the time, and it provided Shor an entrance into a career of laboratory work.

[10] The Scripps population in 1952, including scientists, staff, and students, numbered 415 people and Roger Revelle was director.

Shor joined the lively wives support group Oceanids, which was to have a large impact on life at Scripps, as well as its institutions, and that of the University of California at San Diego when it was founded a decade later.

As subsequent Scripps historian Deborah Cozort Day commented, "Betty was the walking memory of the institution.

[12] Project Mohole aimed to obtain a sample of the Mohorovičić discontinuity (Moho) by drilling from a deep-ocean region.

The project was initially led by a group of scientists called the American Miscellaneous Society with funding from the National Science Foundation.

After the project won an initial grant for exploratory study in 1958, Shor's husband became involved because of his recent work on seismic measurements of the Moho discontinuity.

He and Russell Raitt contributed to several Mohole committees and led expeditions to the Hawaiian Islands to determine the best drilling location for the project.

[8] Shor and her husband developed an interest in bamboo, including its use as a structural material for flooring, furniture and other applications.

[2] George Shor died on July 3, 2009, age 86, at home in La Jolla, California, from complications following several strokes.