James Power Gordon
American physicist (1928-2013) · United States · On the map · Scientists · Died at 85
James Power Gordon was an American physicist known for his work in the fields of optics and quantum electronics.
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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 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. Gordon was a member of the National Academy of Engineering and the National Academy of Sciences.
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Vladimir ShalaevBoth received Willis E. Lamb AwardDavid BuckinghamBoth received Charles Hard Townes Award
Joseph W. GoodmanBoth received Max Born Award
Edward Leamington NicholsBoth received Frederic Ives Medal
Boris Yakovlevich Zel'dovichBoth received Max Born AwardJoseph H. EberlyBoth received Charles Hard Townes Award