Mr.
William Edwin Gordon
(
–
)
1918
2010
Rice University
;
Houston, TX
Physicist; Engineer; Educator; Academic administrator
Area
Mathematical and Physical Sciences
Specialty
Astronomy, Astrophysics, and Earth Sciences
Elected
1986
Distinguished Professor Emeritus
Rice University
Conceived and supervised the design, construction and early operation of the Arecibo Observatory with its 1000 foot diameter dish antenna for use as a radar and radio telescope.
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