How the Laser Happened: Adventures of a Scientist - Rilegato

Townes, Charles H.

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ISBN 10: 0195122682 ISBN 13: 9780195122688

Casa editrice: OUP USA, 1999

Riassunto

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.

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Recensione:

... marvellous ... demonstrates how curiosity-driven research can have unexpected and extraordinary practical ramifications ... not only about the evolution of the laser but also serves as a brief autobiography of Charles Townes ... Although brief this book is fascinating reading. If a friend or a politician should ask you, Why does one do science and what is the benefit to society? I recommend that you give him or her a copy of How the Laser Happened. (ISIS)

L'autore:

Charles Townes is one of the leading figures in twentieth-century physics, intentor of the maser, co-inventor of the laser, and a pioneer in microwave spectroscopy for molecular and nuclear physics and in the use of radio and infrared spectroscopic techniques for astronomy. A Nobel laureate, Townes was also one of the first academic scientists to accept a full-time position advising the Executive Branch during the Cold War, and was founder of the Jasons, an influential group of scientists independently advising the government. He also served on the Board of General Motors.

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• Editore: OUP USA
• Data di pubblicazione: 1999
• ISBN 10: 0195122682
• ISBN 13: 9780195122688
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 208