That attitude does not exist so much today, but in those days there was a very sharp distinction between basic physics and applied physics. Columbia did not deal with applied physics.
-- Gordon Gould
   
Gordon Gould   Name:
Gordon Gould
Type:
Physicist
Nationality:
American
Birth:
July 17, 1920
Death:
September 16, 2005
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