Biography:Eugene I. Gordon
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Eugene Irving Gordon | |
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 Eugene Irving Gordon | |
| Born | September 14, 1930 |
| Died | September 15, 2014 (aged 84) Scotch Plains, New Jersey |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | City College of New York Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| Awards | IEEE Edison Medal (1984) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Physics |
Eugene Irving Gordon (September 14, 1930 – September 15, 2014) was an American physicist. He was Director of the Lightwave Devices Laboratory of Bell Labs.
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.[1] 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.[2]
Honors and awards
- IEEE Edison Medal in 1984[3]
- member, National Academy of Engineering in 1978[4]
- IEEE Vladimir K. Zworykin Award in 1975[5]
- Fellow, IEEE 1968
References
- ↑ "Eugene I. Gordon". http://www.ieeeghn.org/wiki/index.php/Eugene_I._Gordon. Retrieved 16 September 2014.
- ↑ "Eugene I. Gordon". http://obits.nj.com/obituaries/starledger/obituary.aspx?pid=172476312. Retrieved 16 September 2014.
- ↑ IEEE History Center biography
- ↑ NAE
- ↑ List of IEEE Vladimir K. Zworykin Award recipients
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