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The President's National Medal of Science: Recipient Details

Charles H. Townes

Title:

Professor of Physics366 Leconte Hall-7300

Affiliation:

University of California, Berkeley

Berkeley,California 94720 USA

Gender:

Male

Year Deceased:

2015

Award Discipline:

Physical Sciences

Award Year:

1982

Citation:

"For fundamental contributions to the understanding of matter through its interaction with electromagnetic radiations and the application of this knowledge to the service of mankind, most notably in the invention of the maser and laser."

Presented by President Reagan at a White House Ceremony on May 24, 1983.

Nobel Laureate:

Physics, 1964

 

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