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{{Short description|American chemist}}
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|birth_date = April 20, 1909
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|birth_place = [[Newton County, Mississippi]]
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|work_institutions = [[University of Mary Hardin–Baylor|Mary Hardin-Baylor College]], [[California Institute of Technology]], [[MIT Radiation Laboratory]], [[Duke University]]
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'''Walter Gordy''', (April 20, 1909 &ndash; October 6, 1985) was an [[United States|American]] [[physicist]] best known for his experimental work in [[microwave spectroscopy]].<ref name="Duke Website">{{cite web|title=Walter Gordy (1909-1985)|url=http://www.phy.duke.edu/history/DistinguishedFaculty/WalterGordy/|accessdate=1 December 2012}}</ref> His laboratory at [[Duke University]] became a center for research in this field, and he authored one of the definitive books on the field.
'''Walter Gordy''', (April 20, 1909 &ndash; October 6, 1985) was an American [[physicist]] best known for his experimental work in [[microwave spectroscopy]].<ref name="Duke Website">{{cite web|title=Walter Gordy (1909-1985)|url=http://www.phy.duke.edu/history/DistinguishedFaculty/WalterGordy/|accessdate=1 December 2012}}</ref> His laboratory at [[Duke University]] became a center for research in this field, and he authored one of the definitive books on the field.


==Career==
==Career==
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| title = Walter Gordy
| title = Walter Gordy
| journal = Biographical Memoirs | volume = 89 | year = 2007 | pages = 96
| journal = Biographical Memoirs | volume = 89 | year = 2007 | pages = 96
| publisher = National Academy of Sciences
| publisher = [[National Academy of Sciences]]
| url = http://www.nasonline.org/publications/biographical-memoirs/memoir-pdfs/gordy-walter.pdf
| url = http://www.nasonline.org/publications/biographical-memoirs/memoir-pdfs/gordy-walter.pdf
| accessdate = 29 December 2012 }}</ref>
| accessdate = 29 December 2012 }}</ref>


From 1935 to 1941 Gordy taught at [[University of Mary Hardin–Baylor|Mary Hardin-Baylor College]] where he was an associate professor of physics and mathematics. During this time he pursued his research interests, spectroscopic studies of [[hydrogen bonding]], through summer research work at the University of North Carolina and [[The Ohio State University]]. In 1941, Gordy was awarded a National Research Fellowship for this work. He used the fellowship to move to the [[California Institute of Technology]] and work with [[Linus Pauling]]. The advent of [[World War II]] cut this fellowship short. In 1942 Gordy joined the [[MIT Radiation Laboratory]] where he worked on the development of [[microwave radar]]. Gordy's work with [[microwave]] technology during this time led him to focus his subsequent spectroscopic research efforts on [[microwave spectroscopy]].<ref name="NAS"/> He joined the physics department at [[Duke University]] in 1946 and established a research group centered on microwave and [[millimeter-wave]] spectroscopy. He achieved the university's highest rank, James B. Duke Professor, in 1958 and continued at Duke until his retirement in 1970.<ref name="Duke Website"/>
From 1935 to 1941 Gordy taught at [[University of Mary Hardin–Baylor|Mary Hardin-Baylor College]] where he was an associate professor of physics and mathematics. During this time he pursued his research interests, spectroscopic studies of [[hydrogen bonding]], through summer research work at the University of North Carolina and [[Ohio State University]]<!--Wikipedians do not use "The" as part of Ohio State's name; it is considered a marketing gimmick, and routinely deleted.-->. In 1941, Gordy was awarded a National Research Fellowship for this work. He used the fellowship to move to the [[California Institute of Technology]] and work with [[Linus Pauling]]. The advent of [[World War II]] cut this fellowship short. In 1942 Gordy joined the [[MIT Radiation Laboratory]] where he worked on the development of [[microwave radar]]. Gordy's work with [[microwave]] technology during this time led him to focus his subsequent spectroscopic research efforts on [[microwave spectroscopy]].<ref name="NAS"/> He joined the physics department at [[Duke University]] in 1946 and established a research group centered on microwave and [[millimeter-wave]] spectroscopy. He achieved the university's highest rank, James B. Duke Professor, in 1958 and continued at Duke until his retirement in 1979.<ref name="Duke Website"/>


==Books and Publications==
==Books and publications==


===Theses===
===Theses===
* {{cite book |last=Gordy |first = Walter |title = The effect of an electric field on the infra-red absorption of molecules |year = 1933 |oclc = 39100788}}
* {{cite book |last=Gordy |first = Walter |title = The effect of an electric field on the infrared absorption of molecules |year = 1933 |oclc = 39100788}}
* {{cite book |last=Gordy |first = Walter |title = The infrared absorption of solutions of hydroxides and hydrolyzing salts |year = 1935 |oclc = 39100789}}
* {{cite book |last=Gordy |first = Walter |title = The infrared absorption of solutions of hydroxides and hydrolyzing salts |year = 1935 |oclc = 39100789}}


===Journal Articles===
===Journal articles===
* {{cite journal |last1=Gordy |first1=Walter |last2=Stanford |first2=Spencer C. |title=Spectroscopic Evidence for Hydrogen Bonds: SH, NH and NH2 Compounds |year=1940 |journal=Journal of the American Chemical Society |volume=62 |issue=3 |pages=497 |doi=10.1021/ja01860a011}}
* {{cite journal |last1=Gordy |first1=Walter |last2=Stanford |first2=Spencer C. |title=Spectroscopic Evidence for Hydrogen Bonds: SH, NH and NH2 Compounds |year=1940 |journal=Journal of the American Chemical Society |volume=62 |issue=3 |pages=497 |doi=10.1021/ja01860a011}}


===Books===
===Books===
* {{cite book |last=Gordy |first=Walter |title = Theory and Applications of Electron Spin Resonance |year=1980 |publisher=Wiley |location=New York, New York |oclc= 4857854 |isbn= 9780471931621}}
* {{cite book |last=Gordy |first=Walter |title=Theory and Applications of Electron Spin Resonance |year=1980 |publisher=Wiley |location=New York, New York |oclc=4857854 |isbn=9780471931621 |url-access=registration |url=https://archive.org/details/theoryapplicatio0015gord }}
* {{cite book |last1=Gordy |first1=Walter |last2=Cook |first2=Robert L. |title=Microwave Molecular Spectra |year=1984 |publisher=Wiley |isbn= 9780471086819 |oclc= 70849404}}
* {{cite book |last1=Gordy |first1=Walter |last2=Cook |first2=Robert L. |title=Microwave Molecular Spectra |year=1984 |publisher=Wiley |isbn= 9780471086819 |oclc= 70849404}}
* {{cite book |last=Gordy |first=Walter |title=Microwave Spectroscopy |year=1953 |publisher=Wiley |location=New York, New York |oclc= 1302419}}
* {{cite book |last1=Gordy |first1=Walter |last2=Smith |first2=William V. |last3=Trambarulo |first3=Ralph F. |title=Microwave Spectroscopy |year=1953 |publisher=Wiley |location=New York, New York |oclc= 1302419}}


==References==
==References==
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Walter Gordy
BornApril 20, 1909
Newton County, Mississippi
DiedOctober 6, 1985(1985-10-06) (aged 76)
NationalityAmerican
CitizenshipUnited States
Alma materMississippi College
Known forMicrowave spectroscopy
AwardsEarle K. Plyler Prize for Molecular Spectroscopy, Jesse Beams Award
Scientific career
FieldsPhysical chemist
InstitutionsMary Hardin-Baylor College, California Institute of Technology, MIT Radiation Laboratory, Duke University
Doctoral advisorEarle K. Plyler

Walter Gordy, (April 20, 1909 – October 6, 1985) was an American physicist best known for his experimental work in microwave spectroscopy.[1] His laboratory at Duke University became a center for research in this field, and he authored one of the definitive books on the field.

Career

Gordy began college at Clarke Memorial Junior College in 1929. He enrolled in Mississippi College in 1930 and completed his bachelor's degree in 1932. He then began graduate work at the University of North Carolina where he received a M.A. in 1933 and a Ph.D. in 1935. Gordy's doctoral research in infrared spectroscopy was carried out under Earle K. Plyler.[2]

From 1935 to 1941 Gordy taught at Mary Hardin-Baylor College where he was an associate professor of physics and mathematics. During this time he pursued his research interests, spectroscopic studies of hydrogen bonding, through summer research work at the University of North Carolina and Ohio State University. In 1941, Gordy was awarded a National Research Fellowship for this work. He used the fellowship to move to the California Institute of Technology and work with Linus Pauling. The advent of World War II cut this fellowship short. In 1942 Gordy joined the MIT Radiation Laboratory where he worked on the development of microwave radar. Gordy's work with microwave technology during this time led him to focus his subsequent spectroscopic research efforts on microwave spectroscopy.[2] He joined the physics department at Duke University in 1946 and established a research group centered on microwave and millimeter-wave spectroscopy. He achieved the university's highest rank, James B. Duke Professor, in 1958 and continued at Duke until his retirement in 1979.[1]

Books and publications

Theses

  • Gordy, Walter (1933). The effect of an electric field on the infrared absorption of molecules. OCLC 39100788.
  • Gordy, Walter (1935). The infrared absorption of solutions of hydroxides and hydrolyzing salts. OCLC 39100789.

Journal articles

  • Gordy, Walter; Stanford, Spencer C. (1940). "Spectroscopic Evidence for Hydrogen Bonds: SH, NH and NH2 Compounds". Journal of the American Chemical Society. 62 (3): 497. doi:10.1021/ja01860a011.

Books

References

  1. ^ a b "Walter Gordy (1909-1985)". Retrieved 1 December 2012.
  2. ^ a b De Lucia, Frank C.; Winnewisser, Brenda P. (2007). "Walter Gordy" (PDF). Biographical Memoirs. 89. National Academy of Sciences: 96. Retrieved 29 December 2012.
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