Charles Townes shares the Nobel Prize in Physics for fundamental work in quantum electronics. His development of the maser demonstrated the amplification of electromagnetic radiation through stimulated emission and helped make laser technology possible.
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Charles Hard Townes
Nobel Prize history for Charles Hard Townes based on the award records stored in the World History Database.
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