Charles Hard Townes, the co-inventor of the laser and a Nobel laureate in physics, has died. He was 99. Officials at the University of California, Berkeley, where Townes was a professor emeritus, said ...

Introduction: Charles Townes as I Have Known Him / Arthur L. Schawlow -- Methane Optical Frequency Standard / Nicolai G. Basav, Vladimir A. Alekseev, Mikhail A. Gubin -- Mid-infrared Lines as ...

BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) - Charles H. Townes' inspiration for the predecessor of the laser came to him while sitting on a park bench, waiting for a restaurant to open for breakfast. On the tranquil ...

It began on a park bench. Physicist Charles Hard Townes was idly admiring nearby azaleas while he puzzled over the problems of generating microwaves. Suddenly, it occurred to him that molecules and ...

BERKELEY, Calif. -- Charles H. Townes, the co-inventor of the laser and a Nobel laureate in physics who unapologetically spoke of his strong spiritual faith, has died. He was 99. Officials at the ...