Charles Hard Townes

North Carolina · connected South Carolina · born or raised1915–2015

20th-century American physicist

Studied at Duke University
Born in Greenville source
Studied at Furman University source
Studied at Greenville High School source

physicist, nuclear physicist, university teacher, inventor

Quotations with a citation

It's a fantastically specialized universe, but how in the world did it happen?

I feel that very rarely have I done any work in my life. I have a good time. I'm exploring. I'm playing a game, solving puzzles, and having fun, and for some reason people have been willing to pay me for it. Officially, I was supposed to retire years ago, but retire from what? Why stop having a good time?

In the libraries

Open Library Circular of the Bureau of Standards No. 518 · 2021 View library record ↗ Open Library How the Laser Happened · 1999 View library record ↗ Open Library Making waves · 1994 View library record ↗ Open Library Microwave spectroscopy [by] C.H. Townes [and] A.L. Schawlow · 1955 View library record ↗ Open Library The Galactic center · 1987 View library record ↗

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Microwave spectroscopy [by] C.H. Townes [and] A.L. Schawlow 1955 Find a copy How the Laser Happened 1999 Find a copy Circular of the Bureau of Standards No. 518 2021 Find a copy Making waves 1994 Find a copy The Galactic center 1987 Find a copy