Gordon Gould Age, Birthday, Bio, Zodiac, Family & Fun Facts
Updated at April 24, 2024 by BirthdayDBs Team
Gordon Gould Facts
| Full Name | Gordon Gould |
|---|---|
| Birthdate | July 17, 1920 |
| Birth Place | New York City, NY |
| Age (in 2024) | 103 Years Old |
| Zodiac | Cancer |
| Occupation | Inventor |
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Gordon Gould Age & Birthday
Gordon Gould is best known as Inventor who has born on July 17, 1920 in New York City, NY. Currently, Gordon Gould is 103 years, 9 months and 7 days old. Gordon Gould will celebrate 104th birthday on Wednesday, 17th of July 2024. Below the countdown to Gordon Gould upcoming birthday.
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About
Scientist who fought for over thirty-eight years for recognition and credit for inventing the laser. He was elected to the National Inventors Hall of Fame in 1991.
Before Fame
Encouraged by his mother, he grew up learning about the great inventors of the day.
Trivia
He came up with the acronym for 'light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation' - or LASER.
Family Life
He was in a Marxist group with his first wife Glen Fulwider, which denied him security clearances on some top-secret military work involving his laser.
Associated With
While other children looked up to movie and sports stars, he idolized Thomas Edison.
Top Asked Questions about Gordon Gould
How old is Gordon Gould in 2024?
Gordon Gould is 103 years old today.
When was Gordon Gould born?
Gordon Gould was born on July 17, 1920 in New York City, NY.
What is Gordon Gould zodiac sign?
Gordon Gould zodiac sign is Cancer.
What was Gordon Gould best known for?
Gordon Gould was best known as Inventor.
Fun Facts about Gordon Gould's Birthday
Here's quick list of some fun facts about Gordon Gould's birthday you must know including detailed age calculation, western astrology, roman numeral, birthstone and birth flower.
- Gordon Gould was born on Saturday, 199th day / 29th week of 1920
- Gordon Gould has Cancer zodiac sign and Water element based on western astrology
- Roman numeral of Gordon Gould birthday is XVII.VII.MCMXX
- Gordon Gould's birthstone is Ruby
- Gordon Gould's birth flower is Water Lily that symbolize joyful, fickleness, sweet & magic
- Gordon Gould age in year is 103 years old
- Gordon Gould age in month is 1245 months old
- Gordon Gould age in day is 37902 days old
- Gordon Gould age in hour is 909648 hours old
- Gordon Gould age in minute is 54578880 minutes old
- Gordon Gould age in second is 3274732800 seconds old
- Next Gordon Gould birthday is on Thursday, July 17th 2025
- Gordon Gould age in next birthday (2025) is 104 years old
Historical Events on Gordon Gould Birthday (July 17)
Below are historical events that coincided with Gordon Gould's birthday including important historical events as well as births and deaths of historical figures.
| Year | Event |
|---|---|
| 1984 | The national drinking age in the United States was changed from 18 to 21. |
| 1985 | Founding of the EUREKA Network by former head of states François Mitterrand (France) and Helmut Kohl (Germany). |
| 1989 | First flight of the B-2 Spirit Stealth Bomber. |
| 1989 | Holy See-Poland relations are restored. |
| 1996 | TWA Flight 800: Off the coast of Long Island, New York, a Paris-bound TWA Boeing 747 explodes, killing all 230 on board. |
| 1998 | The 7.0 Mw  Papua New Guinea earthquake triggers a tsunami that destroys ten villages in Papua New Guinea, killing up to 2,700 people, and leaving several thousand injured. |
| 1998 | A diplomatic conference adopts the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court, establishing a permanent international court to prosecute individuals for genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes, and the crime of aggression. |
| 2000 | During approach to Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Airport, Alliance Air Flight 7412 suddenly crashes into a residential neighborhood in Patna, killing 60 people. |
| 2001 | Concorde is brought back into service nearly a year after the July 2000 crash. |
| 2006 | The 7.7 Mw  Pangandaran tsunami earthquake severely affects the Indonesian island of Java, killing 668 people, and leaving more than 9,000 injured. |
| 2007 | TAM Airlines Flight 3054, an Airbus A320, crashes into a warehouse after landing too fast and missing the end of the São Paulo-Congonhas Airport runway, killing 199 people. |
| 2014 | Malaysia Airlines Flight 17, a Boeing 777, crashes near the border of Ukraine and Russia after being shot down. All 298 people on board are killed. |
| 2014 | A French regional train on the Pau-Bayonne line crashes into a high-speed train near the town of Denguin, resulting in at least 25 injuries. |
| 2015 | At least 120 people are killed and 130 injured by a suicide bombing in Diyala Governorate, Iraq. |
| 2018 | Scott S. Sheppard announces that his team has discovered a dozen irregular moons of Jupiter. |
| 1978 | The birth of Jason Jennings, American baseball player |
| 1979 | The birth of Mike Vogel, American actor |
| 1980 | The birth of Javier Camuñas, Spanish footballer |
| 1980 | The birth of Brett Goldstein, British actor, comedian and writer |
| 1980 | The birth of Ryan Miller, American ice hockey player |
| 1981 | The birth of Hely Ollarves, Venezuelan runner |
| 1982 | The birth of Omari Banks, Anguillan cricketer |
| 1983 | The birth of Adam Lind, American baseball player |
| 1985 | The birth of Loui Eriksson, Swedish ice hockey player |
| 1985 | The birth of Neil McGregor, Scottish footballer |
| 1986 | The birth of DeAngelo Smith, American football player |
| 1987 | The birth of Darius Boyd, Australian rugby league player |
| 1987 | The birth of Jeremih, American singer, songwriter, and record producer |
| 1994 | The birth of Kali Uchis, American singer-songwriter |
| 1998 | The birth of Rosana Serrano, Cuban rower |
| 2014 | The death of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 victims: Liam Davison, Australian author and critic (b. 1957) Shuba Jay, Malaysian actress (b. 1976) Joep Lange, Dutch physician and academic (b. 1954) Willem Witteveen, Dutch scholar and politician (b. 1952) |
| Liam Davison, Australian author and critic (b. 1957) | The death of |
| Shuba Jay, Malaysian actress (b. 1976) | The death of |
| Joep Lange, Dutch physician and academic (b. 1954) | The death of |
| Willem Witteveen, Dutch scholar and politician (b. 1952) | The death of |
| 2014 | The death of Henry Hartsfield, American colonel, pilot, and astronaut (b. 1933) |
| 2014 | The death of Otto Piene, German sculptor and academic (b. 1928) |
| 2014 | The death of Elaine Stritch, American actress and singer (b. 1925) |
| 2015 | The death of Bill Arnsparger, American football player and coach (b. 1926) |
| 2015 | The death of Jules Bianchi, French race car driver (b. 1989) |
| 2015 | The death of Owen Chadwick, English rugby player, historian, and academic (b. 1916) |
| 2015 | The death of Van Miller, American sportscaster (b. 1927) |
| 2015 | The death of John Taylor, English pianist and educator (b. 1942) |
| 2020 | The death of John Lewis, American Politician and Civil Rights Leader. (b. 1940) |
| 2020 | The death of Ekaterina Alexandrovskaya, Russian-Australian pair skater (b. 2000) |
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