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Charles H. Townes

Charles H. Townes

American physicist.

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Is a
Academic
Academic
Person
Person
Awards Received
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1976 National Inventors Hall of Fame Inductee
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1964 Nobel Prize in Physics
Citizenship
United States
United States
Birthdate
July 28, 1915
Date of Death
January 27, 2015
Doctoral Advisor
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William Smythe (physicist)
Doctoral Students
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Patrick Thaddeus
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Robert G. Shulman
Ali Javan
Ali Javan
Raymond Chiao
Raymond Chiao
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Elsa M. Garmire
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Helmut W. Schulz
Robert W. Boyd
Robert W. Boyd
James P. Gordon
James P. Gordon
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John Monnier
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Dan Watson
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Educated at
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Greenville High School (Greenville, South Carolina)
California Institute of Technology
California Institute of Technology
Furman University
Furman University
Duke University
Duke University
Location
United States
United States
Notable Work
Maser
Maser
Occupation
Scientist
Scientist
Physicist
Physicist
Birthplace
Greenville, South Carolina
Greenville, South Carolina
Place of Death
Oakland, California
Oakland, California
Wikidata ID
Q184566

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