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Townes, Frances H. (Brown)
Townes, Frances H. (Brown)
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Townes, Frances H. (Brown)
Occupation
President of the MIT Matrons 1961-1966; wrote "Misadventures of a Scientist's Wife" Regent Press, 2007.
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Charles Hard Townes with his wife and daughters in Sweden, 1964
GCP-00024506
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