# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/william-e-gordon
# Generated: 2026-08-12T23:23:42.938Z

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name: "William E. Gordon"
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description: "William Edwin Gordon was an electrical engineer, physicist and astronomer. He was referred to as the \"father of the Arecibo Observatory\"."
tagline: "American astronomer (1918–2010)"
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birthDate: "1918-01-08"
deathDate: "2010-02-16"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump