Charles Hard Townes

Charles Hard Townes was an American physicist. Townes worked on the theory and application of the maser, for which he obtained the fundamental patent, and other work in quantum electronics associated with both maser and laser devices.

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Who was born first?

• Charles Hard Townes and Les Paul were born the same year
• Charles Hard Townes and Eugene Polley were born the same year
• Charles Hard Townes and Albert Ghiorso were born the same year
• Charles Hard Townes was born 1 year before Vitaly Ginzburg
• Charles Hard Townes was born 1 year after Jack LaLanne

Timeline

1. Jack LaLanneSeptember 28, 1914 – January 23, 2011
2. Albert GhiorsoJuly 15, 1915 – December 26, 2010
3. Charles Hard Townes (this page)July 28, 1915 – January 27, 2015
4. Eugene PolleyNovember 29, 1915 – May 20, 2012
5. Les PaulJune 9, 1915 – August 2009
6. Vitaly GinzburgOctober 4, 1916 – November 8, 2009

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