Charles H. Townes
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1 (of 8) Charles H. Townes receiving his Nobel Prize from King Gustaf VI Adolf of Sweden at Konserthuset Stockholm on 10 December 1964.
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2 (of 8) Charles H. Townes receiving his Nobel Prize from King Gustaf VI Adolf of Sweden at the Stockholm Concert Hall, 10 December 1964.
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3 (of 8) The three 1964 physics laureates looking at their Nobel Prize diplomas: Charles H. Townes, Aleksandr M. Prokhorov and Nicolay G. Basov.
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4 (of 8) 1964 Nobel Prize laureates showing their diplomas after the award ceremony, 10 December 2023. From left: Charles H. Townes, Nicolay G. Basovz, Aleksandr M. Prokhorov, Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin, Konrad Bloch and Feodor Lynen.
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5 (of 8) Charles H. Townes and Sweden's Princess Sibylla at the Nobel Prize banquet in the Stockholm City Hall, 10 December 1964.
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6 (of 8) Charles H. Townes (left) and James P. Gordon shown with the second of two microwave amplifiers, or masers, that they built in 1955 with H. J. Zeiger (not shown).
Courtesy: The American Physical Society Kindly provided by UC Berkeley
7 (of 8) Portrait of Charles H. Townes. Photo taken in 2013.
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8 (of 8) Charles Townes and his wife Frances (seated), with daughter Ellen Townes-Anderson (standing) at Townes's 99th birthday party at University of California Berkeley.
Photo: Cailey Cotner Kindly provided by UC Berkeley