Letter by Charles H. Townes on UC Berkeley stationary Regarding his Receipt of the Nobel Prize in 1964
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Description
Townes describes the monetary award of the Nobel Prize as well as its broader benefits for the public good. He writes from the University of California Berkeley, where he was a professor of physics.
In 1964 Townes shared the Nobel Prize for Physics with two Russian scientists ""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."
Townes was a native of Greenville, S.C. and a graduate of Furman University.
Creation Date
3-11-1969
City
Berkeley
State/Province
California
Country
United States
Creator Life Dates
1915-2015
Keywords
"Charles Townes", "Charles H. Townes", "Charles Hard Townes", Townes, physics, physicist, "Nobel prize", 1964, 1969, laser, maser, laser-maser
Resource Identifier
070425-01
Date Digital
4-15-2020
Document Type
Manuscript
Disciplines
History | Physics | Quantum Physics
Publisher
Wofford College
Format (medium)
Manuscript
Format (IMT)
n/a
Language
En-us
Recommended Citation
Townes, Charles Hard, "Letter by Charles H. Townes on UC Berkeley stationary Regarding his Receipt of the Nobel Prize in 1964" (1969). Broadus R. Littlejohn, Jr. Manuscript and Ephemera Collection. 332.
https://digitalcommons.wofford.edu/littlejohnmss/332
Notes
The digital copy of this manuscript is not published here as it remains under copyright for 70 years after the death of the creator, which is the year 2085.
A digital copy may be requested for personal study. Contact Wofford College Special Collections.