Arthur Leonard Schawlow
Arthur Leonard Schawlow (May 5, 1921 – April 28, 1999) was an American physicist. He was the co-inventor of the laser with Charles Townes. He shared the 1981 Nobel Prize in Physics with Nicolaas Bloembergen and Kai Siegbahn for his work using lasers to determine atomic energy levels with great precision.[1][2]
Arthur Leonard Schawlow | |
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| File:Artur Schawlow, Stanford University.jpg Arthur Leonard Schawlow | |
| Born | May 5, 1921 Mount Vernon, New York, U.S. |
| Died | April 28, 1999 (aged 77) Palo Alto, California, U.S. |
| Nationality | United States |
| Alma mater | University of Toronto |
| Known for | laser spectroscopy |
| Awards | Stuart Ballantine Medal (1962) Marconi Prize (1977) Nobel Prize for Physics (1981) National Medal of Science (1991) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Physics |
| Institutions | Bell Labs Columbia University Stanford University |
References
- ↑ "Arthur L. Schawlow". IEEE Global History Network. IEEE. Retrieved 10 August 2011.
- ↑ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Identifiers at line 630: attempt to index field 'known_free_doi_registrants_t' (a nil value).
