Walter Gordy

Walter Gordy
BornApril 20, 1909
DiedOctober 6, 1985(1985-10-06) (aged 76)
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. His laboratory at Duke University became a center for research in this field, and he authored one of the definitive books on the field.