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Arthur Leonard Schawlow (May 5, 1921 – April 28, 1999) was an American physicist who, along with Charles Townes, developed the theoretical basis for laser science. His central insight was the use of two mirrors as the resonant cavity to take maser action from microwaves to visible wavelengths.
May 1, 2024 · Arthur Leonard Schawlow. Born: May 5, 1921, Mount Vernon, New York, U.S. Died: April 28, 1999, Palo Alto, California (aged 77) Awards And Honors: Nobel Prize (1981) Subjects Of Study: spectroscopy. laser. maser.
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Apr 28, 1999 · Arthur Leonard Schawlow. Laser. U.S. Patent No. 2,929,922. Inducted in 1996. Born May 5, 1921 - Died April 28, 1999. Arthur L. Schawlow was co-inventor of the laser. He worked with Charles H. Townes, who was inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame in 1976. Schawlow was also a recipient of the Nobel Prize in physics.
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May 1, 2011 · Arthur L. Schawlow was truly a one-of-a-kind scientist and human being. Known for his gentle spirit, his sense of humor and his scientific creativity, he was the only Nobel Prize winner to have served as an OSA president. OPN examines his life and legacy on the 90th anniversary of his birth.
Apr 30, 1999 · Arthur L. Schawlow, co-winner of the 1981 Nobel Prize in Physics for his role in the development of lasers, died on Wednesday at a hospital in Palo Alto, Calif. He was 77 and lived in Palo...
Apr 23, 2024 · Arthur Leonard Schawlow. (1921—1999) Quick Reference. (1921–1999) American physicist. Born in Mount Vernon, New York, Schawlow was educated at the University of Toronto and worked at Columbia (1949–51) and at the Bell Telephone Laboratories (1951–61). He became professor of physics at Stanford University in 1961, retiring in 1991.
Experimental Atomic Physics. Quantum Electronics. Laser Physics. CAREER HISTORY. J.G. Jackson and C.J. Wood Professor of Physics. B.A., 1941, M.A., 1942, Ph.D., 1949, University of Toronto. Co-inventor, with Charles H. Townes, of the laser, 1958. Postdoctoral Fellow and Research Associate, Columbia University, 1949-51.
