Gordon ___, engineer with a "law" predicting a doubling of transistors on microchips every two years (5)

I believe the answer is:

moore

(Other definitions for moore that I've seen before include "Dudley -, Eng. actor" , "Footballer" , "Dudley -, Br. actor" , "Patrick --, astronomer" , "Henry -, twentieth century English sculptor" .)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times.

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