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Charles H. Townes
Charles H. Townes was born in Greenville, South Carolina, July 28, 1915, and grew up on a farm.
Townes studied at Furman and Duke Universities, then headed west to Cal Tech.
After getting his Ph.D., Townes moved back east to work for Bell Laboratories in New Jersey. As America prepared for World War Two, theoretical physics had to take a back seat to application. Townes worked on radar.
After the war, Townes became a professor at Columbia University, where his experience in radar led to the idea for the MASER, which stands for "Microwave Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation," a device that transformed microwaves into an intense, coherent stream.
There were skeptics, such as Niels Bohr, but according to Einstein (and Townes) the maser was indeed possible.
MASER technology led...
published: 22 Mar 2013
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Celebrating Nobel Prize Laser Inventor Charles Townes
(Visit: http://www.uctv.tv/) Charles Hard Townes, a professor emeritus of physics at the University of California, Berkeley, who shared the 1964 Nobel Prize in Physics for invention of the laser and subsequently pioneered the use of lasers in astronomy, died at the age of 99 on January 27, 2015. This video was produced on the occasion of his 99th birthday on July 28, 2014. Series: "UC Berkeley News" [2/2015] [Science] [Show ID: 29299]
published: 13 Feb 2015
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Charles H. Townes on new discoveries, Nobel Prize in Physics 1964
Professor Townes discusses the challenges of making a new discovery in this interview from 2001 with Joanna Rose, science writer. Professor Townes died early Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2015. He was 99.
The Nobel Prize in Physics 1964 was divided, one half awarded to Charles Hard Townes, the other half jointly to Nicolay Gennadiyevich Basov and Aleksandr Mikhailovich Prokhorov "for fundamental work in the field of quantum electronics, which has led to the construction of oscillators and amplifiers based on the maser-laser principle".
Watch the full interview: http://www.nobelprize.org/mediaplayer/index.php?id=377
Read Charles Townes' biography: http://www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/physics/laureates/1964/townes-bio.html
Credits: Ladda Productions AB (Video production)
published: 28 Jan 2015
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Charles H. Townes' moment of discovery, Nobel Prize in Physics 1964
Professor Townes discusses the development of masers and the moment of the discovery in this interview from 2001 with Joanna Rose, science writer. Professor Townes died early Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2015. He was 99.
The Nobel Prize in Physics 1964 was divided, one half awarded to Charles Hard Townes, the other half jointly to Nicolay Gennadiyevich Basov and Aleksandr Mikhailovich Prokhorov "for fundamental work in the field of quantum electronics, which has led to the construction of oscillators and amplifiers based on the maser-laser principle".
Watch the full interview: http://www.nobelprize.org/mediaplayer/index.php?id=377
Read Charles Townes' biography: http://www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/physics/laureates/1964/townes-bio.html
Credits: Ladda Productions AB (Video production)
published: 28 Jan 2015
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Charles H. Townes (Conversations with History)
Winner of the Nobel Prize for his role in the invention of the laser and maser, UC Berkeley Professor Charles Townes recounts his adventures as a scientist. Series: Conversations with History [11/2001] [Humanities] [Science] [Show ID: 6046]
published: 01 May 2008
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Celebrating Nobel Prize Laser Inventor Charles Townes
Full Story: http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2015/01/27/nobel-laureate-and-laser-inventor-charles-townes-dies-at-99/
Video by Roxanne Makasdjian and Phil Ebiner
Charles Hard Townes, a professor emeritus of physics at the University of California, Berkeley, who shared the 1964 Nobel Prize in Physics for invention of the laser and subsequently pioneered the use of lasers in astronomy, died at the age of 99 on January 27, 2015. This video was produced on the occasion of his 99th birthday on July 28, 2014.
“Charles Townes embodies the best of Berkeley; he’s a great teacher, great researcher and great public servant,” said UC Berkeley Chancellor Nicholas Dirks on the occasion of a campuswide celebration of Townes’ 99th birthday last July 28. “As we celebrate this 99-year milestone and a career sp...
published: 22 Jul 2014
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Charles H. Townes, Ph.D.
Inducted in 1978, Townes was a scientist.
published: 29 May 2013
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Interview with Charles Townes
Charles H. Townes is the 2010 recipient of the Gold Medal of SPIE in recognition of his extraordinary foresight in recognizing the potential of the laser and coherent light 50 years ago, for his pursuit of the requisite scientific inquiry to turn lasers into one of the most potentially disruptive technologies of the 21st century and finally for his pioneering scientific contributions to the fields of optics, lasers, astronomy and molecular spectroscopy.
Townes's principal scientific work is in microwave spectroscopy, nuclear and molecular structure, quantum electronics, radio astronomy and infrared astronomy. He holds the original patent for the maser and, with Arthur Schawlow, the original laser patent. He received the Nobel Prize in 1964 for fundamental work in quantum electronics which...
published: 28 Jul 2010
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Charles Townes’ biographer remembers his legacy
Charles Townes’ biographer talks about Townes’ many accomplishments. Subscribe to WYFF on YouTube now for more: http://bit.ly/1mUvbJX
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published: 29 Jan 2015
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Charles H. Townes
Charles H. Townes was born in Greenville, South Carolina, July 28, 1915, and grew up on a farm.
Townes studied at Furman and Duke Universities, then headed west...
Charles H. Townes was born in Greenville, South Carolina, July 28, 1915, and grew up on a farm.
Townes studied at Furman and Duke Universities, then headed west to Cal Tech.
After getting his Ph.D., Townes moved back east to work for Bell Laboratories in New Jersey. As America prepared for World War Two, theoretical physics had to take a back seat to application. Townes worked on radar.
After the war, Townes became a professor at Columbia University, where his experience in radar led to the idea for the MASER, which stands for "Microwave Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation," a device that transformed microwaves into an intense, coherent stream.
There were skeptics, such as Niels Bohr, but according to Einstein (and Townes) the maser was indeed possible.
MASER technology led to the LASER, "Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation," created by manipulating the quantum state of atoms, forcing them to emit a concentrated beam of light.
In 1964, Charles Townes shared the Nobel Prize in Physics for his work on maser and laser devices.
From 1966 until 1970, Townes was Chairman of NASA's Science Advisory Committee for the Apollo lunar landing program. And in 1967, he accepted a position at the University of California at Berkeley, to study astronomy.
Dr. Townes encourages public interest in scientific discovery and emphasizes the benefits. Engineering and science go hand in hand to improve society. Townes' protégées include Arno Penzias, proponent of the "Big Bang Theory." Townes is known for his views on the compatibility of science and religion. In 2005, the Templeton Prize for "Progress Toward Research or Discoveries about Spiritual Realities" was awarded to Charles Townes. He is the only person other than the Dalai Lama and Mother Teresa to win both a Templeton Prize and a Nobel Prize.
Website - https://www.scetv.org/program/sc-hall-fame
Blog - https://www.scetv.org/blogs/sc-hall-of-fame
Hall of Fame official site - http://www.theofficialschalloffame.com/
https://wn.com/Charles_H._Townes
Charles H. Townes was born in Greenville, South Carolina, July 28, 1915, and grew up on a farm.
Townes studied at Furman and Duke Universities, then headed west to Cal Tech.
After getting his Ph.D., Townes moved back east to work for Bell Laboratories in New Jersey. As America prepared for World War Two, theoretical physics had to take a back seat to application. Townes worked on radar.
After the war, Townes became a professor at Columbia University, where his experience in radar led to the idea for the MASER, which stands for "Microwave Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation," a device that transformed microwaves into an intense, coherent stream.
There were skeptics, such as Niels Bohr, but according to Einstein (and Townes) the maser was indeed possible.
MASER technology led to the LASER, "Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation," created by manipulating the quantum state of atoms, forcing them to emit a concentrated beam of light.
In 1964, Charles Townes shared the Nobel Prize in Physics for his work on maser and laser devices.
From 1966 until 1970, Townes was Chairman of NASA's Science Advisory Committee for the Apollo lunar landing program. And in 1967, he accepted a position at the University of California at Berkeley, to study astronomy.
Dr. Townes encourages public interest in scientific discovery and emphasizes the benefits. Engineering and science go hand in hand to improve society. Townes' protégées include Arno Penzias, proponent of the "Big Bang Theory." Townes is known for his views on the compatibility of science and religion. In 2005, the Templeton Prize for "Progress Toward Research or Discoveries about Spiritual Realities" was awarded to Charles Townes. He is the only person other than the Dalai Lama and Mother Teresa to win both a Templeton Prize and a Nobel Prize.
Website - https://www.scetv.org/program/sc-hall-fame
Blog - https://www.scetv.org/blogs/sc-hall-of-fame
Hall of Fame official site - http://www.theofficialschalloffame.com/
- published: 22 Mar 2013
- views: 8443
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Celebrating Nobel Prize Laser Inventor Charles Townes
(Visit: http://www.uctv.tv/) Charles Hard Townes, a professor emeritus of physics at the University of California, Berkeley, who shared the 1964 Nobel Prize in ...
(Visit: http://www.uctv.tv/) Charles Hard Townes, a professor emeritus of physics at the University of California, Berkeley, who shared the 1964 Nobel Prize in Physics for invention of the laser and subsequently pioneered the use of lasers in astronomy, died at the age of 99 on January 27, 2015. This video was produced on the occasion of his 99th birthday on July 28, 2014. Series: "UC Berkeley News" [2/2015] [Science] [Show ID: 29299]
https://wn.com/Celebrating_Nobel_Prize_Laser_Inventor_Charles_Townes
(Visit: http://www.uctv.tv/) Charles Hard Townes, a professor emeritus of physics at the University of California, Berkeley, who shared the 1964 Nobel Prize in Physics for invention of the laser and subsequently pioneered the use of lasers in astronomy, died at the age of 99 on January 27, 2015. This video was produced on the occasion of his 99th birthday on July 28, 2014. Series: "UC Berkeley News" [2/2015] [Science] [Show ID: 29299]
- published: 13 Feb 2015
- views: 1689
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Charles H. Townes on new discoveries, Nobel Prize in Physics 1964
Professor Townes discusses the challenges of making a new discovery in this interview from 2001 with Joanna Rose, science writer. Professor Townes died early Tu...
Professor Townes discusses the challenges of making a new discovery in this interview from 2001 with Joanna Rose, science writer. Professor Townes died early Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2015. He was 99.
The Nobel Prize in Physics 1964 was divided, one half awarded to Charles Hard Townes, the other half jointly to Nicolay Gennadiyevich Basov and Aleksandr Mikhailovich Prokhorov "for fundamental work in the field of quantum electronics, which has led to the construction of oscillators and amplifiers based on the maser-laser principle".
Watch the full interview: http://www.nobelprize.org/mediaplayer/index.php?id=377
Read Charles Townes' biography: http://www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/physics/laureates/1964/townes-bio.html
Credits: Ladda Productions AB (Video production)
https://wn.com/Charles_H._Townes_On_New_Discoveries,_Nobel_Prize_In_Physics_1964
Professor Townes discusses the challenges of making a new discovery in this interview from 2001 with Joanna Rose, science writer. Professor Townes died early Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2015. He was 99.
The Nobel Prize in Physics 1964 was divided, one half awarded to Charles Hard Townes, the other half jointly to Nicolay Gennadiyevich Basov and Aleksandr Mikhailovich Prokhorov "for fundamental work in the field of quantum electronics, which has led to the construction of oscillators and amplifiers based on the maser-laser principle".
Watch the full interview: http://www.nobelprize.org/mediaplayer/index.php?id=377
Read Charles Townes' biography: http://www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/physics/laureates/1964/townes-bio.html
Credits: Ladda Productions AB (Video production)
- published: 28 Jan 2015
- views: 1345
1:51
Charles H. Townes' moment of discovery, Nobel Prize in Physics 1964
Professor Townes discusses the development of masers and the moment of the discovery in this interview from 2001 with Joanna Rose, science writer. Professor Tow...
Professor Townes discusses the development of masers and the moment of the discovery in this interview from 2001 with Joanna Rose, science writer. Professor Townes died early Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2015. He was 99.
The Nobel Prize in Physics 1964 was divided, one half awarded to Charles Hard Townes, the other half jointly to Nicolay Gennadiyevich Basov and Aleksandr Mikhailovich Prokhorov "for fundamental work in the field of quantum electronics, which has led to the construction of oscillators and amplifiers based on the maser-laser principle".
Watch the full interview: http://www.nobelprize.org/mediaplayer/index.php?id=377
Read Charles Townes' biography: http://www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/physics/laureates/1964/townes-bio.html
Credits: Ladda Productions AB (Video production)
https://wn.com/Charles_H._Townes'_Moment_Of_Discovery,_Nobel_Prize_In_Physics_1964
Professor Townes discusses the development of masers and the moment of the discovery in this interview from 2001 with Joanna Rose, science writer. Professor Townes died early Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2015. He was 99.
The Nobel Prize in Physics 1964 was divided, one half awarded to Charles Hard Townes, the other half jointly to Nicolay Gennadiyevich Basov and Aleksandr Mikhailovich Prokhorov "for fundamental work in the field of quantum electronics, which has led to the construction of oscillators and amplifiers based on the maser-laser principle".
Watch the full interview: http://www.nobelprize.org/mediaplayer/index.php?id=377
Read Charles Townes' biography: http://www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/physics/laureates/1964/townes-bio.html
Credits: Ladda Productions AB (Video production)
- published: 28 Jan 2015
- views: 3722
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Charles H. Townes (Conversations with History)
Winner of the Nobel Prize for his role in the invention of the laser and maser, UC Berkeley Professor Charles Townes recounts his adventures as a scientist. Se...
Winner of the Nobel Prize for his role in the invention of the laser and maser, UC Berkeley Professor Charles Townes recounts his adventures as a scientist. Series: Conversations with History [11/2001] [Humanities] [Science] [Show ID: 6046]
https://wn.com/Charles_H._Townes_(Conversations_With_History)
Winner of the Nobel Prize for his role in the invention of the laser and maser, UC Berkeley Professor Charles Townes recounts his adventures as a scientist. Series: Conversations with History [11/2001] [Humanities] [Science] [Show ID: 6046]
- published: 01 May 2008
- views: 5722
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Celebrating Nobel Prize Laser Inventor Charles Townes
Full Story: http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2015/01/27/nobel-laureate-and-laser-inventor-charles-townes-dies-at-99/
Video by Roxanne Makasdjian and Phil Ebiner
C...
Full Story: http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2015/01/27/nobel-laureate-and-laser-inventor-charles-townes-dies-at-99/
Video by Roxanne Makasdjian and Phil Ebiner
Charles Hard Townes, a professor emeritus of physics at the University of California, Berkeley, who shared the 1964 Nobel Prize in Physics for invention of the laser and subsequently pioneered the use of lasers in astronomy, died at the age of 99 on January 27, 2015. This video was produced on the occasion of his 99th birthday on July 28, 2014.
“Charles Townes embodies the best of Berkeley; he’s a great teacher, great researcher and great public servant,” said UC Berkeley Chancellor Nicholas Dirks on the occasion of a campuswide celebration of Townes’ 99th birthday last July 28. “As we celebrate this 99-year milestone and a career spanning nearly 80 years, we can only be impressed by the range of his intellectual curiosity, his persistence and his pioneering spirit.”
Until last year, Townes visited the campus daily, working either in his office in the physics department or at the Space Sciences Laboratory.
Only now nearing retirement -- he plans to shutter his physics department office this summer, but will continue to make daily visits to his office at UC Berkeley's Space Sciences Laboratory -- Townes' career highlights include a 1964 Nobel Prize in Physics for discovering the laser, ground-breaking astronomical research, wide-ranging admiration for his efforts to reconcile science and religion, 31 honorary degrees and 38 awards.
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Full Story: http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2015/01/27/nobel-laureate-and-laser-inventor-charles-townes-dies-at-99/
Video by Roxanne Makasdjian and Phil Ebiner
Charles Hard Townes, a professor emeritus of physics at the University of California, Berkeley, who shared the 1964 Nobel Prize in Physics for invention of the laser and subsequently pioneered the use of lasers in astronomy, died at the age of 99 on January 27, 2015. This video was produced on the occasion of his 99th birthday on July 28, 2014.
“Charles Townes embodies the best of Berkeley; he’s a great teacher, great researcher and great public servant,” said UC Berkeley Chancellor Nicholas Dirks on the occasion of a campuswide celebration of Townes’ 99th birthday last July 28. “As we celebrate this 99-year milestone and a career spanning nearly 80 years, we can only be impressed by the range of his intellectual curiosity, his persistence and his pioneering spirit.”
Until last year, Townes visited the campus daily, working either in his office in the physics department or at the Space Sciences Laboratory.
Only now nearing retirement -- he plans to shutter his physics department office this summer, but will continue to make daily visits to his office at UC Berkeley's Space Sciences Laboratory -- Townes' career highlights include a 1964 Nobel Prize in Physics for discovering the laser, ground-breaking astronomical research, wide-ranging admiration for his efforts to reconcile science and religion, 31 honorary degrees and 38 awards.
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- published: 22 Jul 2014
- views: 8205
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Charles H. Townes, Ph.D.
Inducted in 1978, Townes was a scientist.
Inducted in 1978, Townes was a scientist.
https://wn.com/Charles_H._Townes,_Ph.D.
Inducted in 1978, Townes was a scientist.
- published: 29 May 2013
- views: 275
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Interview with Charles Townes
Charles H. Townes is the 2010 recipient of the Gold Medal of SPIE in recognition of his extraordinary foresight in recognizing the potential of the laser and co...
Charles H. Townes is the 2010 recipient of the Gold Medal of SPIE in recognition of his extraordinary foresight in recognizing the potential of the laser and coherent light 50 years ago, for his pursuit of the requisite scientific inquiry to turn lasers into one of the most potentially disruptive technologies of the 21st century and finally for his pioneering scientific contributions to the fields of optics, lasers, astronomy and molecular spectroscopy.
Townes's principal scientific work is in microwave spectroscopy, nuclear and molecular structure, quantum electronics, radio astronomy and infrared astronomy. He holds the original patent for the maser and, with Arthur Schawlow, the original laser patent. He received the Nobel Prize in 1964 for fundamental work in quantum electronics which has led to the construction of oscillators and amplifiers based on the maser-laser principle.
Townes graduated from Furman University in 1935 with a Bachelor of Science in physics and a Bachelor of Arts in modern languages. He completed a master's degree in physics at Duke University in 1936 and in 1939 received the Ph.D. degree in physics at the California Institute of Technology. He was a staff member of Bell Laboratories from 1939-1947, then successively Associate Professor of Physics, Professor, and Chairman of the Physics Department at Columbia University between 1948 and 1961, during which time he and Shawlow developed and patented the laser. In 1959-1961, he worked in Washington D.C. as Vice-President and Director of Research of the Institute for Defense Analysis. He was Provost and Institute Professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology 1961-65, and University Professor at the University of California, Berkeley, from 1967 to the present.
Townes is a member of the National Academy of Sciences, the National Academy of Engineering, the Royal Society of London, the Max Planck Society, the National Inventors Hall of Fame, and the Engineering and Science Hall of Fame.
Townes was interviewed at SPIE Photonics West 2010, during the Advancing the Laser celebration, by SPIE 2010 president Ralph James.
https://wn.com/Interview_With_Charles_Townes
Charles H. Townes is the 2010 recipient of the Gold Medal of SPIE in recognition of his extraordinary foresight in recognizing the potential of the laser and coherent light 50 years ago, for his pursuit of the requisite scientific inquiry to turn lasers into one of the most potentially disruptive technologies of the 21st century and finally for his pioneering scientific contributions to the fields of optics, lasers, astronomy and molecular spectroscopy.
Townes's principal scientific work is in microwave spectroscopy, nuclear and molecular structure, quantum electronics, radio astronomy and infrared astronomy. He holds the original patent for the maser and, with Arthur Schawlow, the original laser patent. He received the Nobel Prize in 1964 for fundamental work in quantum electronics which has led to the construction of oscillators and amplifiers based on the maser-laser principle.
Townes graduated from Furman University in 1935 with a Bachelor of Science in physics and a Bachelor of Arts in modern languages. He completed a master's degree in physics at Duke University in 1936 and in 1939 received the Ph.D. degree in physics at the California Institute of Technology. He was a staff member of Bell Laboratories from 1939-1947, then successively Associate Professor of Physics, Professor, and Chairman of the Physics Department at Columbia University between 1948 and 1961, during which time he and Shawlow developed and patented the laser. In 1959-1961, he worked in Washington D.C. as Vice-President and Director of Research of the Institute for Defense Analysis. He was Provost and Institute Professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology 1961-65, and University Professor at the University of California, Berkeley, from 1967 to the present.
Townes is a member of the National Academy of Sciences, the National Academy of Engineering, the Royal Society of London, the Max Planck Society, the National Inventors Hall of Fame, and the Engineering and Science Hall of Fame.
Townes was interviewed at SPIE Photonics West 2010, during the Advancing the Laser celebration, by SPIE 2010 president Ralph James.
- published: 28 Jul 2010
- views: 2010
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Charles Townes’ biographer remembers his legacy
Charles Townes’ biographer talks about Townes’ many accomplishments. Subscribe to WYFF on YouTube now for more: http://bit.ly/1mUvbJX
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Charles Townes’ biographer talks about Townes’ many accomplishments. Subscribe to WYFF on YouTube now for more: http://bit.ly/1mUvbJX
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Charles Townes’ biographer talks about Townes’ many accomplishments. Subscribe to WYFF on YouTube now for more: http://bit.ly/1mUvbJX
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- published: 29 Jan 2015
- views: 255