ISBN10: 0195122682, ISBN13: 9780195122688, [publisher: Oxford, etc.: Oxford University Press, [1999].] Hardcover First Edition First Edition, third printing. Original cloth. Near Fine, in near fine dust jacket. Inscribed: 'Pat and Herb – We are very/pleased that you enjoy the farm, and/have made it even more enjoyable to/all./Our very best to you. Hope our/paths will cross more often./Chas H. Townes/Oct. 21 '00.' Townes may be referring to his birthplace: 'Charlie Townes was born on 28 July 1915 in Greenville, South Carolina. He grew up on a farm, and often emphasized that his interest in science and nature started there, when he and his older brother Henry explored the woods and streams around their home' (Bulletin of the AAS, Vol. 47, Issue 1, Dec. 1, 2015). The Nobel Prize in Physics 1964 was divided, one half awarded to Charles Hard Townes, the other half jointly to Nicolay Gennadiyevich Basov and Aleksandr Mikhailovich Prokhorov '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.'
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ISBN10: 0195122682, ISBN13: 9780195122688, [publisher: Oxford University Press Inc, New York] Hardcover Hardcover. In How the Laser Happened, Nobel laureate Charles Townes provides a highly personal look at some of the leading events in twentieth-century physics. Townes was inventor of the maser, of which the laser is one example; an originator of spectroscopy using microwaves; and a pioneer in the study of gas clouds in galaxies and around stars. Throughout his career he has also been deeply engaged with issues outside of academic research. He worked on appliedresearch projects for Bell Labs; served on the board of directors for General Motors; and devoted extensive effort to advising the government on science, policy, and defense. This memoir traceshis multifaceted career from its beginnings on the family farm in South Carolina. Spanning decades of ground-breaking research, the book provides a hands-on description of how working scientists and inventors get their ideas. It also gives a behind-the-scenes look at the scientific community, showing how scientists respond to new ideas and how they approach a variety of issues, from priority and patents to the social and political implications of their work. In addition, Townes touches on thesociology of science, uncovering some of the traditions and values that are invisible to an outsider. A towering and energetic figure, Townes has explored or pioneered most ofthe roles available to the modern scientist. In addition ...
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New York, NY Oxford University Press, USA 1999 Hard cover New. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 208 p. Contains: Unspecified.

ISBN10: 0195122682, ISBN13: 9780195122688, [publisher: Oxford University Press Inc, New York] Hardcover Hardcover. In How the Laser Happened, Nobel laureate Charles Townes provides a highly personal look at some of the leading events in twentieth-century physics. Townes was inventor of the maser, of which the laser is one example; an originator of spectroscopy using microwaves; and a pioneer in the study of gas clouds in galaxies and around stars. Throughout his career he has also been deeply engaged with issues outside of academic research. He worked on appliedresearch projects for Bell Labs; served on the board of directors for General Motors; and devoted extensive effort to advising the government on science, policy, and defense. This memoir traceshis multifaceted career from its beginnings on the family farm in South Carolina. Spanning decades of ground-breaking research, the book provides a hands-on description of how working scientists and inventors get their ideas. It also gives a behind-the-scenes look at the scientific community, showing how scientists respond to new ideas and how they approach a variety of issues, from priority and patents to the social and political implications of their work. In addition, Townes touches on thesociology of science, uncovering some of the traditions and values that are invisible to an outsider. A towering and energetic figure, Townes has explored or pioneered most ofthe roles available to the modern scientist. In addition ...
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Hardback. New. Charles Townes is one of the leading figures in 20th-century physics, inventor of the maser and the laser, and one of the pioneers in the use of spectroscopic techniques to determine the atomic composition of stars. This book is the memoir of a life devoted to scientific research, and also to the application of this research in the public sphere. ISBN 0195122682 9780195122688 [GB]

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N,Y.: Oxford University Press, Date: 1999. 200 pp. Green boards. Like new, only sign of use is name of previous owner in the top right of inner cover page. Unclipped pictorial jacket. Nobel laureate Charles Townes provides a highly personal look at some of the leading events in twentieth-century physics. Townes was inventor of the maser, of which the laser is one example; an originator of spectroscopy using microwaves; and a pioneer in the study of gas clouds in galaxies and around stars. Throughout his career he has also been deeply engaged with issues outside of academic research. He worked on applied research projects for Bell Labs; served on the board of directors for General Motors; and devoted extensive effort to advising the government on science, policy, and defense... First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. "6x9 1/4". 1999. Oxford University Press ISBN 0195122682 9780195122688 [US]

ISBN10: 0195122682, ISBN13: 9780195122688, [publisher: Oxford University Press, N,Y.] Hardcover First Edition 200 pp. Green boards. Like new, only sign of use is name of previous owner in the top right of inner cover page. Unclipped pictorial jacket. Nobel laureate Charles Townes provides a highly personal look at some of the leading events in twentieth-century physics. Townes was inventor of the maser, of which the laser is one example; an originator of spectroscopy using microwaves; and a pioneer in the study of gas clouds in galaxies and around stars. Throughout his career he has also been deeply engaged with issues outside of academic research. He worked on applied research projects for Bell Labs; served on the board of directors for General Motors; and devoted extensive effort to advising the government on science, policy, and defense. Size: "6x9 1/4"
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