Physics
Charles H. Townes – Biographical
Biographical
Charles Hard Townes was born in Greenville, South Carolina, on July 28, 1915, the son of Henry Keith Townes, an attorney, and Ellen (Hard) Townes. He attended the Greenville public schools and then Furman University in Greenville, where he completed the requirements for the Bachelor of Science degree in Physics and the Bachelor of Arts…
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Charles H. Townes – Nobel Lecture
Nobel Prize lecture
Nobel Lecture, December 11, 1964 Production of Coherent Radiation by Atoms and Molecules Pdf 956 kB
moreCharles H. Townes – Interview
Interview
Interview transcript Welcome to Stockholm and to the Nobel interview Professor Charles Townes. Charles H. Townes: Thank you. I would like to ask you about lasers that you are the inventor of and also that you got your Nobel Prize in, masers and lasers, you got your Nobel Prize for, I would…
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Banquet speech
Charles H. Townes’ speech at the Nobel Banquet in Stockholm, December 10, 1964 Your Majesties, Your Royal Highnesses, Your Excellences, Ladies and Gentlemen: The wisdom of the Swedish people, the warm interest of Sweden’s Royal Family and the dedication of its Academies have made much more than a reality of Alfred Nobel’s magnificent concept. They…
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