Gordon Gould, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Gordon Gould

American inventor

Date of Birth: 17-Jul-1920

Place of Birth: New York City, New York, United States

Date of Death: 16-Sep-2005

Profession: physicist, inventor, university teacher

Nationality: United States

Zodiac 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).
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.