Nationality American Notable awards IEEE Edison Medal Fields Physics | Role Physicist Name Eugene Gordon Awards IEEE Edison Medal | |
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Born September 14, 1930
New York, New York ( 1930-09-14 ) Alma mater City College of New York
Massachusetts Institute of Technology Died September 15, 2014, Scotch Plains, New Jersey, United States Education City College of New York, Massachusetts Institute of Technology | ||
Eugene Irving Gordon (September 14, 1930 – September 15, 2014) was an American physicist. He was Director of the Lightwave Devices Laboratory of Bell Labs.
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Biography
Gordon was born on September 14, 1930 in New York City. He graduated from the City College of New York in 1952 with a B.S. in physics, and completed his Ph.D. from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1957. He became director of the Lightwave Devices Laboratory of Bell Labs. He married Renate Albrecht on December 31, 1991. He died on September 15, 2014 in Scotch Plains, New Jersey.
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