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Amazing Light: A Volume Dedicated to Charles Hard Townes on His 80th Birthday - Hardcover

 
9780387946580: Amazing Light: A Volume Dedicated to Charles Hard Townes on His 80th Birthday
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0387946586 ISBN 13: 9780387946580
Publisher: Springer-Verlag New York Inc., 1996

Synopsis

This Festschrift is a collection of essays contributed by students, colleagues and admirers of Charles Townes, who shared the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1964 for "fundamental work in the field of quantum electronics, which has led to the construction of oscillators and amplifiers based on the laser-maser principle. " The contributions to this volume reflect Townes's wider interests and influence, ranging from quantum optics to astrophysics, and from electrical engineering to medicine. The broadly international character of the contributions reflects Townes's deep belief in the international character of science, as well as the breadth of the impact his work and teaching have had. The contributors include nine Nobel laureates. Arthur Shawlow provides the introductory biographical essay. Each of the chapters has been carefully edited to provide a consistency of presentation, while preserving the individuality of the authors.

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Synopsis

This Festschrift is a collection of essays contributed by students, colleagues and admirers of Charles Townes, who shared the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1964 for "fundamental work in the field of quantum electronics, which has led to the construction of oscillators and amplifiers based on the laser-maser principle. " The contributions to this volume reflect Townes's wider interests and influence, ranging from quantum optics to astrophysics, and from electrical engineering to medicine. The broadly international character of the contributions reflects Townes's deep belief in the international character of science, as well as the breadth of the impact his work and teaching have had. The contributors include nine Nobel laureates. Arthur Shawlow provides the introductory biographical essay. Each of the chapters has been carefully edited to provide a consistency of presentation, while preserving the individuality of the authors.

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Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
Publication date
1996
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0387946586
ISBN 13 
9780387946580
Binding
Hardcover
Number of pages
710
Editor
Chiao R.Y.