Profession: Physicist
Nationality:
American
Why Famous: Best remembered for his work on lasers, for which he shared the 1981 Nobel Prize in Physics with Nicolaas Bloembergen and Kai Siegbahn.
Born: May 5, 1921
Birthplace: Mount Vernon, New York, USA
Generation: Greatest Generation
Chinese Zodiac: Rooster
Star Sign: Taurus
Historical Events
- 1960-03-22 1st patent for lasers granted to Arthur Schawlow & Charles Townes
- 1981-10-19 Nicolaas Bloembergen and Arthur Schawlow win Nobel Prize for Physics (laser)
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Carl David Anderson
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