Background
Gordy, Walter was born on April 20, 1909 in Mississippi, United States. Son of Walter Kalin and Gertrude (Jones) Gordy.
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Many exciting new developments in microwave spectroscopy have occurred since the earlier edition of this book was published in 1970. The frequency coverage of coherent microwave spectroscopy is still expanding. Although not comparable to the fourfold expansion that occurred in the 17 years preceding the 1970 edition, the millimeter wave range has been extended from 800 GHz to above 100 GHz since 1970. Subtle new techniques continue to improve the sensitivity and resolving power of microwave spectrometers as well as their applicability to new types of spectra. Although the spectra described in the earlier edition are in no sense out of date, the new developments made the revision of Microwave Molecular Spectra desirable if not necessary. Because the authors could not justifiably delete nor significantly reduce the basic material of the earlier edition, a moderate expansion of the volume was necessary to achieve an adequate coverage of microwave molecular spectra in the 1980's.
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Gordy, Walter was born on April 20, 1909 in Mississippi, United States. Son of Walter Kalin and Gertrude (Jones) Gordy.
AB, Mississippi College, 1932. Doctor of Laws, Mississippi College, 1959. Master of Arts, University North Carolina, 1933.
Doctor of Philosophy, University North Carolina, 1935. Doctor honoris causa, University Lille, France, 1955. Doctor of Science honorary, Emory University, 1983.
His laboratory at Duke University became a center for research in this field, and he authored one of the definitive books on the field Gordy began college at Clarke Memorial Junior College in 1929. He then began graduate work at the University of North Carolina where he received a Master of Arts Gordy"s doctoral research in infrared spectroscopy was carried out under Earle K. Plyler.
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 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 World War II cut this fellowship short.
In 1942 Gordy joined the Massachusetts Institute of Technology 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. He joined the physics department at Duke University in 1946 and established a research group centered on microwave and millimeter-wave spectroscopy.
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Fellow American Physical Society (chairman Southeast section 1953-1954, member council 1967-1971, 73-77, recipient Jesse W. Beams award Southeastern section 1974, Earle K. Plyler prize 1980), American Association for the Advancement of Science (council 1955). Member Radiation Research Society (member council 1961-1964), National Academy of Sciences, Sigma Xi.
Married Vida Brown Miller, June 19, 1935. Children: Eileen, Walter Terrell.