Herbert John Shaw

Herbert John Shaw, a pioneer designer of fiber-optic gyroscopes widely used in aircraft, missiles and spacecraft, died on Jan. 20 in Palo Alto, Calif. He was 87. A professor emeritus of applied physics at Stanford University and holder of about 100 patents, Shaw and graduate students working under...

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