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Analogic founder gives Tufts $40M
By Jay Fitzgerald
Wednesday, September 9, 2009 - The founder of Analogic Corp. in Peabody is donating $40 million to Tufts University’s School of Engineering to advance its engineer leadership programs.

The donation by Bernard Gordon, known as the father of analog-to-digital conversion and for helping develop other key technologies, will allow Tufts to hire more professors charged with teaching engineers leadership skills for use in their industries and elsewhere.

“Bernie Gordon has devoted his life to the idea that engineers should make the world a better place through their leadership,” said Tufts president Lawrence Bacow in a statement. “He knows how to get things done.”

Gordon, who also co-founded and currently serves as chairman of NeuroLogica Corp. in Danvers, has been a major donor in the past to Tufts, where he studied for half a year during World War II in the Navy’s officer training program.

He previously donated $35 million to Tufts, and is known as a major philanthropist in general.

Gordon also was involved in a number of technological breakthroughs, such as fetal heart monitors and portable CT scans, according to Tufts.