Gordon Gould
American physicist and inventor (1920-2005) · United States · On the map · Scientists · Died at 85
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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He also fought with laser manufacturers in court battles to enforce the patents he subsequently did obtain.
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United States
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Scientists
Type
Scientist
Status
Deceased
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Lived 1920 to 2005 · aged 85
