Eugene Irving Gordon (September 14, 1930 – September 15, 2014) was an American physicist. He was Director of the Lightwave Devices Laboratory of Bell Labs.
Eugene Irving Gordon | |
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Born | |
Died | September 15, 2014 | (aged 84)
Nationality | American |
Alma mater | City College of New York Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
Awards | IEEE Edison Medal (1984) |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Physics |
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]