Gordon Gould

American inventor

Died when: 85 years 61 days (1021 months)
Star Sign: Cancer

 

Gordon Gould (July 17, 1920 – September 16, 2005) was an American physicist who is often credited with the invention of the laser. (Others attribute the invention to Theodore Maiman or Charles Townes).

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.

He also fought with laser manufacturers in court battles to enforce the patents he subsequently did obtain.

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