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Amazing Light - A Volume Dedicated To Charles Hard Townes On His 80th Birthday (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1996)
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Amazing Light - A Volume Dedicated To Charles Hard Townes On His 80th Birthday (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1996)
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This Festschrift is a collection of essays contributed by students,
colleagues, and ad mirers to honor an eminent scholar on a special
anniversary: Charles Hard Townes on the occasion of his 80th
birthday, July 28, 1995. In 1964, Townes shared the Nobel Prize in
physics with Alexander Mikhailovich Prokhorov and Nikolai Gen
nadyevich Basov "for fundamental work in the field of quantum
electronics, which has led to the construction of oscillators and
amplifiers based on the maser-laser principle. " His contributions
have covered a much wider area, however. His fruitful interests
spanning several decades have included many scientific subjects,
includ ing, microwave spectroscopy and astrophysics (other articles
in this volume will expand further on this point). He has also
contributed to public service, having served as the chairman of the
Science and Technology Advisory Committee for NASA's Apollo
program, and as a member and vice chairman of the President's
Science Advisory Committee. As the enormous breadth of
contributions from his students shows, he has educated scholars who
are now in a wide range of fields. The contributions from his many
admirers, among whom are nine fellow Nobel laureates, attest to his
impact on many disciplines ranging from electrical engi neering to
medicine. His influence extends even to theology, as is indicated
by one essay. The broadly international character of this
Festschrift reflects his deep belief in the international,
universal nature of science."
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