Gordon Gould

Richard Gordon Gould was an American physicist who is sometimes credited with the invention of the laser and the optical amplifier.. Gould is best known for his thirty-year fight with the United States Patent and Trademark Office to obtain patents for the laser and related technologies.

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Who was born first?

• Gordon Gould and An Wang were born the same year
• Gordon Gould and Nils Bohlin were born the same year
• Gordon Gould was born 1 year after Wilson Greatbatch
• Gordon Gould was born 1 year before Norman Joseph Woodland
• Gordon Gould was born 1 year before Gavriil Ilizarov

Timeline

1. Wilson GreatbatchSeptember 6, 1919 – September 27, 2011
2. An WangFebruary 7, 1920 – March 24, 1990
3. Gordon Gould (this page)July 17, 1920 – September 16, 2005
4. Nils BohlinJuly 17, 1920 – September 21, 2002
5. Gavriil IlizarovJune 15, 1921 – July 24, 1992
6. Norman Joseph WoodlandSeptember 6, 1921 – December 9, 2012

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