About this title: 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 applied research projects for Bell Labs; served on the board of directors for General Motors; and devoted extensive effort to advising the government ...
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Publisher: Oxford University Press
Date Published: 2002
ISBN-13:9780195153767ISBN:0195153766
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Publisher: OUP USA
Date Published: 2002
ISBN-13:9780195153767ISBN:0195153766
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Date Published: 2002
ISBN-13:9780195153767ISBN:0195153766
Description: BRAND NEW PAPERBACK. 233x154. This book is printed on demand. (allow 1-2 weeks for printing) (208) charles townes, a nobel laureate, is one of the leading figures in twentieth-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. (Paperback) read more
Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Date Published: 2002
ISBN-13:9780195153767ISBN:0195153766
Description: Very good. No dust jacket as issued. This is a very good looking book. This book has light shelf-wear. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 208 p. Contains: Illustrations. Audience: General/trade. Books sold in support of the World Outreach Project s efforts to lift up the world one person at a time. Ships Daily M-F read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: OXFORD UNIV PR
Date Published: 2002
ISBN-13:9780195153767ISBN:0195153766
Description: New. 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 us... read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Date Published: 2002
ISBN-13:9780195153767ISBN:0195153766
Description: New. Charles Townes, a Nobel laureate, is one of the leading figures in twentieth-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 is the... read more
Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Date Published: 2002
ISBN-13:9780195153767ISBN:0195153766
Description: Very good. No dust jacket as issued. Clean, unmarked text. Tight binding. Minor curling to cover. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 208 p. Contains: Illustrations. Audience: General/trade. read more
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