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Eugene I. Gordon

Eugene I. Gordon, American physicist and engineer (died 2014)

Born
September 14, 1930
Died
September 15, 2014
Zodiac sign
Virgo
Birth year
1930

About Eugene I. Gordon

Eugene Irving Gordon was an American physicist. He was Director of the Lightwave Devices Laboratory of Bell Labs. Eugene Irving Gordon (September 14, 1930 – September 15, 2014) was an American physicist. Gordon was born on September 14, 1930, in New York City.

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Eugene I. Gordon timeline

  1. Eugene Irving Gordon (September 14, 1930 – September 15, 2014) was an American physicist.
  2. Gordon was born on September 14, 1930, in New York City.

The world when Eugene I. Gordon was born

Eugene I. Gordon was born in 1930. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1930

  • #1 song"Georgia on My Mind" – Hoagy Carmichael
  • Top movieAll Quiet on the Western Front
  • Best-selling bookCimarron – Edna Ferber

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentBobby Jones wins the Grand Slam of golf
  • Top headlineFirst FIFA World Cup held in Uruguay
  • Technology milestonePlanet Pluto discovered
  • Defining fadMiniature golf craze
  • Notable inventionScotch tape
  • World population2.07 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderHerbert Hoover
  • Sports championPhiladelphia Athletics (World Series)
  • U.S. population123.2M

1930 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Eugene I. Gordon's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19302026
Gas$0.20$3.45/gal
Average home$6,000$435,000
Average income$3,500$67,500
Movie ticket$0.25$11.95
Postage stamp$0.02$0.73
Population123.2M341 million

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