Charles Hard Townes

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American physicist Nobel laureate human physicist

Charles Hard Townes was an American physicist and Nobel laureate best known for his pioneering work in quantum electronics that led to the development of the maser and laser.

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instanceOf American physicist ⓘ
Nobel laureate ⓘ
human ⓘ
physicist ⓘ
academicDegree PhD in physics ⓘ
bachelor's degree ⓘ
master's degree ⓘ
awardReceived IEEE Medal of Honor ⓘ
National Medal of Science ⓘ
Nobel Prize in Physics ⓘ
Rumford Prize ⓘ
Stuart Ballantine Medal ⓘ
Templeton Prize ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United States of America ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1915-07-28 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 2015-01-27 ⓘ
educatedAt California Institute of Technology ⓘ
Duke University ⓘ
Furman University ⓘ
employer Bell Telephone Laboratories ⓘ
surface form: Bell Labs

Columbia University ⓘ
Massachusetts Institute of Technology ⓘ
University of California, Berkeley ⓘ
familyName Townes ⓘ
fieldOfWork microwave spectroscopy ⓘ
optics ⓘ
physics ⓘ
quantum electronics ⓘ
givenName Charles ⓘ
influenced development of laser technology ⓘ
knownFor laser ⓘ
maser ⓘ
pioneering work in quantum electronics ⓘ
memberOf American Academy of Arts and Sciences ⓘ
American Physical Society ⓘ
National Academy of Sciences ⓘ
middleName Hard ⓘ
notableWork development of the ammonia maser ⓘ
microwave spectroscopy of molecules ⓘ
placeOfBirth Greenville, South Carolina ⓘ
surface form: Greenville, South Carolina, United States
placeOfDeath Oakland ⓘ
surface form: Oakland, California, United States
positionHeld professor of physics ⓘ
provost of Massachusetts Institute of Technology ⓘ
religion Christianity ⓘ
sexOrGender male ⓘ
spouse Frances H. Townes ⓘ
workLocation Berkeley ⓘ
surface form: Berkeley, California

Cambridge, Massachusetts ⓘ
New York City ⓘ

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President's Science Advisory Committee → member → Charles Hard Townes ⓘ
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Arno Penzias → doctoralAdvisor → Charles Hard Townes ⓘ
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Rumford Prize → notableRecipient → Charles Hard Townes ⓘ
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Frances H. Townes → spouse → Charles Hard Townes ⓘ
Frances H. Townes → partnerOf → Charles Hard Townes ⓘ
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Columbia University Department of Physics → employer → Charles Hard Townes ⓘ
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Frederic Ives Medal → notableRecipient → Charles Hard Townes ⓘ
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Max Born Award → notableRecipient → Charles Hard Townes ⓘ
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