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A Celebration of the Life and Achievements of William E. Gordon Memorial

Author
Gordon, William E.
Abstract
This is a video of the memorial Service for Prof. William E. Gordon, founder of the Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico. Prof. Gordon was the Walter R. Reed Professor of Electrical Engineering at Cornell in 1958 when he began designing the radio telescope to study the Earth's upper atmosphere and nearby space. The observatory was operated for the National Science Foundation by Cornell for nearly half a century.
Date Issued
2010-05-15Publisher
Internet-First University Press
Subject
Arecibo Observatory; Radio Telescope; Astronomy
Type
video/moving image