Background
Gordon, Clarence Mccheyne was born on April 14, 1870 in Fannettsburg, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Review Jeremiah Smith and Margaret Beatty (Kyle) Gordon.
Gordon, Clarence Mccheyne was born on April 14, 1870 in Fannettsburg, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Review Jeremiah Smith and Margaret Beatty (Kyle) Gordon.
Bachelor of Arts, Princeton, 1891, Master of Arts, 1893. Doctor of Philosophy, Gottingen, 1897.
Lanier. Mathematics fellow Princeton, 1891-1892. Instructor physics, Williams College, 1893-1895. Instructor physical chemistry, Harvard, 1897-1898.
Professor physics, Centre College, Kentucky, 1898-1909, Lafayette College, 1909-1947, emeritus since 1947.
Professor physics, Davis and Elkins College, since 1948. Optical engineer, Wollensak Optical Company, Rochester, New York, 1918-1919.
Electrical engineer Western Electric Company, New York, 1920. Professor physics, Temple University, summer 1923, Muhlenberg College, summer 1924, 27.
Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Physical Society.
Married Amie Baker Lanier, July 17, 1909.