Gordon Gould (July 17, 1920 – September 16, 2005) was an American physicist often credited, though not universally recognized, with inventing the laser. He is well-known for his lengthy 30-year battle with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office to secure patents for the laser and related technologies. Gould also litigated against laser manufacturing companies to enforce his patent rights, which he ultimately succeeded in obtaining.
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Meaning of the name - Gordon
hill fort, valley fort
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Place of Birth: Manhattan
Place of Death: Lenox Hill Hospital
Educated At: Scarsdale High School | Union College | Yale University | Columbia University
Occupation: university teacher | inventor | physicist
Employers: New York University Tandon School of Engineering
Awards Received: National Inventors Hall of Fame
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Note: This birth chart is calculated using the date and place of birth, with the time set to noon (12:00 PM) local time. While this provides accurate planetary positions for most celestial bodies, the Ascendant (Rising Sign) and house cusps are not calculated since they require precise birth time. For a complete astrological analysis including houses and rising sign, please provide the exact birth time.Ephemeris for July 17, 1920
Note: Moon position is location and time sensitive.| Planet | Position (Tropical, Western) | Transits on July 17, 2026 | Secondary Progressions for July 17, 2026 |
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| Sun | 24 Cancer 43 | 25 Cancer 6 | 7 Scorpio 56 |
| Moon | 20 Leo 12 | 9 Virgo 16 | 2 Cancer 26 |
| Mercury | 9 Leo 38 | 17 Cancer 59 | 0 Sagittarius 42 |
| Venus | 28 Cancer 33 | 8 Virgo 45 | 9 Sagittarius 8 |
| Mars | 2 Scorpio 53 | 13 Gemini 15 | 9 Capricorn 38 |
| Jupiter | 21 Leo 6 | 3 Leo 48 | 12 Virgo 50 |
| Saturn | 9 Virgo 30 | 14 Aries 32 | 21 Virgo 55 |
| Uranus | 5 Pisces 6 | 4 Gemini 29 | 1 Pisces 46 |
| Neptune | 10 Leo 38 | 4 Aries 23 | 13 Leo 41 |
| Pluto | 7 Cancer 43 | 4 Aquarius 30 | 8 Cancer 48 |
| Rahu | 11 Scorpio 51 | 1 Pisces 42 | 6 Scorpio 14 |
| Ketu | 11 Taurus 51 | 1 Virgo 42 | 6 Taurus 14 |
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