Walter Gordy | |
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Born | April 20, 1909 Newton County, Mississippi, United States |
Died | October 6, 1985 | (aged 76)
Alma mater | Mississippi College |
Known for | Microwave spectroscopy |
Awards | Earle K. Plyler Prize for Molecular Spectroscopy, Jesse Beams Award |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Physical chemist |
Institutions | Mary Hardin-Baylor College, California Institute of Technology, MIT Radiation Laboratory, Duke University |
Doctoral advisor | Earle K. Plyler |
Walter Gordy, (April 20, 1909 – October 6, 1985) was an American physicist best known for his experimental work in microwave spectroscopy.[1] His laboratory at Duke University became a center for research in this field, and he authored one of the definitive books on the field.