About Eugene I. Gordon
Lived 1930 – 2014 (aged 84). Eugene I. Gordon was an American physicist and engineer.
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. 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.
Honors and awards IEEE Edison Medal in 1984 member, National Academy of Engineering in 1978 IEEE Vladimir K. Zworykin Award in 1975 Fellow, IEEE 1968
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Eugene I. Gordon was born on 14 September 1930 in New York City.
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Eugene I. Gordon died on 15 September 2014 in Scotch Plains.
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Eugene I. Gordon was a physicist and engineer.
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