1. Charles H. Townes - Biography Charles H. townes charles hard Townes was born in Greenville, South Carolina, on July 28, 1915, the son of Henry Keith Townes, an attorney, and Ellen (Hard) http://nobelprize.org/physics/laureates/1964/townes-bio.html

HOME SITE HELP ABOUT SEARCH ... EDUCATIONAL 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 degree in Modern Languages, graduating summa cum laude in 1935, at the age of 19. Physics had fascinated him since his first course in the subject during his sophomore year in college because of its "beautifully logical structure". He was also interested in natural history while at Furman, serving as curator of the museum, and working during the summers as collector for Furman's biology camp. In addition,he was busy with other activities, including the swimming team, the college newspaper and the football band. Townes completed work for the Master of Arts degree in Physics at Duke University in 1936, and then entered graduate school at the California Institute of Technology, where he received the Ph.D. degree in 1939 with a thesis on isotope separation and nuclear spins. A member of the technical staff of Bell Telephone Laboratories from 1933 to 1947, Dr. Townes worked extensively during World War II in designing radar bombing systems and has a number of patents in related technology. From this he turned his attention to applying the microwave technique of wartime radar research to spectroscopy, which he foresaw as providing a powerful new tool for the study of the structure of atoms and molecules and as a potential new basis for controlling electromagnetic waves.

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3. The Invention Of The LASER At Bell Labs 1958 - 1998 , by Arthur L. Schawlow, then a Bell Labs researcher, and Charles H. Townes, a consultant to Bell Labs. That paper, published in Physical Review http://tmsyn.wc.ask.com/r?t=an&s=hb&uid=24312681243126812&sid=343126

4. Charles H. Townes Charles H. Townes. Charles H. Townes . 1915 Born in Greenville, SC. 1935 - Receives a BA and a BS from Furman University. http://www.bell-labs.com/history/laser/invention/townes-bio.html

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6. Townes, Charles H. (1939-01-01) Concentration Of The Heavy Isotope Townes, Charles H. (193901-01) Concentration of the heavy isotope of carbon and measurement of its nuclear spin. http://tmsyn.wc.ask.com/r?t=an&s=hb&uid=24312681243126812&sid=343126

7. Charles H. Townes Charles H. Townes Professor in the Graduate School Astrophysics Experiment Research Interests. I am interested in astrophysics broadly. http://tmsyn.wc.ask.com/r?t=an&s=hb&uid=24312681243126812&sid=343126

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9. Dr. Charles H. Townes Dr. Charles H. Townes, who received the Nobel Prize in 1964 for his role in the invention of the maser and the laser, is presently a Professor in the http://tmsyn.wc.ask.com/r?t=an&s=hb&uid=24312681243126812&sid=343126

10. Charles H. Townes Winner Of The 1964 Nobel Prize In Physics Charles H. Townes, a Nobel Prize Laureate in Physics, at the Nobel Prize Internet Archive. http://tmsyn.wc.ask.com/r?t=an&s=hb&uid=24312681243126812&sid=343126

11. EsquireFeaturesWhat I've LearnedCharles H. Townes Scott Carrier interviews Charles H. Townes, Physicist and Nobel laureate, 86, Berkeley, California http://tmsyn.wc.ask.com/r?t=an&s=hb&uid=24312681243126812&sid=343126

12. New Page 1 Charles H. Townes 1915 . Charles Hard Townes was born in Greenville, South Carolina, on 28 July 1915. He attended the Greenville public schools and then http://www.ieee.org/organizations/history_center/legacies/townes.html

What's News Who We Are Where We Are On-Line Resources ... Awards IEEE History Center Rutgers-The State Univ. 39 Union Street New Brunswick, NJ USA +1-732-932-1066 (Office) +1-732-932-1193 (Fax) history@ieee.org IEEE History Center Charles H. Townes Charles Hard Townes was born in Greenville, South Carolina, on 28 July 1915. He attended the Greenville public schools and then Furman University from which he received the Bachelor of Science degree in Physics and the Bachelor of Arts degree in Modern Languages. He was graduated summa cum laude in 1935. A year later he completed work for the Master of Arts degree in Physics at Duke University. He then entered graduate school at the California Institute of Technology, where he received the Doctor of Philosophy degree in 1939. Townes was a member of the technical staff of the Bell Telephone Laboratories from 1939 to 1947. He worked extensively during World War II on the design of radar bombing systems. From this he turned to the field of the microwave spectroscope which he foresaw both as a powerful new tool for the study of the structure of atoms and molecules and as a potential new basis for controlling electromagnetic waves. He was appointed to the faculty of Columbia University in 1948. He continued research in microwave physics and in 1951 be conceived the idea of the maser. In early 1954, the first amplification and generation of electromagnetic waves by stimulated emission were obtained. Townes and his students coined the word "maser" for this device, which is an acronym for microwave amplification by stimulated emission of radiation.

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15. Charles H. Townes Charles H. Townes. Charles H. Townes AKA Charles Hard Townes. Born 28Jul-1915 Birthplace Greenville, SC. Gender Male Ethnicity White http://www.nndb.com/people/849/000099552/

This is a beta version of NNDB Search: All Names Living people Dead people Band Names Book Titles Movie Titles Full Text for Charles H. Townes AKA Charles Hard Townes Born: 28-Jul-1915 Birthplace: Greenville, SC Gender: Male Ethnicity: White Sexual orientation: Straight Occupation: Physicist Level of fame: Niche Executive summary: Invention of the maser and laser Father: Henry Keith Townes (attorney) Mother: Ellen Hard Wife: Frances H. Brown (m. 1941) Daughter: Linda Rosenwein Daughter: Ellen Anderson Daughter: Carla Lumsden Daughter: Holly University: BA and BS, Furman University (1935) University: MA, Duke University (1937) University: PhD, California Institute of Technology (1939) Professor: Columbia University (1948-) Professor: Physics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (1961-) Administrator: Massachusetts Institute of Technology (1961-) Professor: University of California at Berkeley (1967-86) Nobel Prize for Physics 1964 (with Aleksandr M. Prokhorov Nikolay G. Basov Guggenheim Fellowship Rumford Prize ... Templeton Prize Do you know something we don't? Submit a correction or make a comment about this profile

16. C. Townes CHARLES H. TOWNES Charles (Hard) Townes Nobel Laureate Professor of Physics UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA Berkeley. -. ARTICLE - 1 http://www.gpaulbishop.com/GPB History/GPB Archive/Section - 1/C. Townes/c__town

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17. Guardian Unlimited | Life | Interview With Charles H Townes Charles H Townes had faith from the start. He believed you could use microwaves to make ultraprecise measurements in the laboratory, so he started devising http://www.guardian.co.uk/life/interview/story/0,,1476261,00.html

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19. Sigma Xi: The Scientific Research Society: Charles H. Townes Charles H. Townes 1993 Common Wealth Award for Science and Invention. Charles H. Townes is University Professor of Physics Emeritus at the University of http://www.sigmaxi.org/programs/prizes/common.townes.shtml

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20. Jeff Quinton - Backcountry Conservative: Charles H. Townes Charles H. Townes was born in Greenville, South Carolina, on July 28, 1915. He received a BA and a BS from Furman University in 1935. http://www.jquinton.com/archives/000148.html

Main July 26, 2003 Charles H. Townes Charles H. Townes was born in Greenville, South Carolina, on July 28, 1915. He received a B.A. and a B.S. from Furman University in 1935. In 1937, he received an M.A. from Duke University . He finished his Ph.D. in 1939 at Cal Tech and went to work for Bell Labs in New York City. He helped work on radar bombing systems during World War Two. Townes later becomes a professor at Columbia University. While there he comes up with the concept of a maser and meets Arthur L. Schawlow. Townes built the first maser in 1953. In 1957, he began work, along with Schawlow, on the laser. In 1960, they received a patent for the laser and the first one is built at Hughes Aircraft Company using a ruby. In 1964, Townes, along with A. Prokhorov and N. Basov, shared the Nobel Prize for Physics. Townes taught at MIT and served as Vice President of the Institute for Defense Analysis. He has remained on the lecture circuit as recently as the past five years. TrackBack TrackBack URL for this entry: http://www.jquinton.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-tb.cgi/147

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