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Townes, Charles Hard
Townes, Charles Hard
Person summary
Name
Townes, Charles Hard
Date of birth
1915
Occupation
1964 Nobel Prize laureate in Physics for his work on laser and maser; Provost and Professor of Physics 1961-1966; Institute Professor 1966-1967.
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