James P. Gordon, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetJames P. Gordon
American physicist
Date of Birth: 20-Mar-1928
Place of Birth: Brooklyn, New York, United States
Date of Death: 21-Jun-2013
Profession: physicist
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Pisces 
About James P. Gordon
- James Power Gordon (March 20, 1928 – June 21, 2013) was an American physicist known for his work in the fields of optics and quantum electronics.
- His contributions include the design, analysis and construction of the first maser in 1954 as a doctoral student at Columbia University under the supervision of C.
- H.
- Townes, development of the quantal equivalent of Shannon's information capacity formula in 1962, development of the theory for the diffusion of atoms in an optical trap (together with A.
- Ashkin) in 1980, and the discovery of what is now known as the Gordon-Haus effect in soliton transmission, together with H.
- A.
- Haus in 1986.
- James P.
- Gordon was a member of the National Academy of Engineering (since 1985) and the National Academy of Science (since 1988).
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