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Arthur Leonard Schawlow

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Arthur Leonard Schawlow
Arthur Leonard Schawlow
Born(1921-05-05)May 5, 1921
Mount Vernon, New York,U.S.
DiedApril 28, 1999(1999-04-28)(aged 77)
Palo Alto, California,U.S.
NationalityUnited States
Alma materUniversity of Toronto
Known forlaser spectroscopy
SpouseAurelia Townes (m. 1951; 3 children)
AwardsStuart Ballantine Medal(1962)
Marconi Prize(1977)
Nobel Prize for Physics(1981)
National Medal of Science(1991)
Scientific career
FieldsPhysics
InstitutionsBell Labs
Columbia University
Stanford University
Doctoral advisorMalcolm Crawford

Arthur Leonard Schawlow(May 5, 1921 – April 28, 1999) was anAmericanphysicist.He was the co-inventor of thelaserwithCharles Townes.He shared the 1981Nobel Prize in PhysicswithNicolaas BloembergenandKai Siegbahnfor his work using lasers to determineatomic energy levelswith great precision.[1][2]

References[change|change source]

  1. ↑"Arthur L. Schawlow".IEEE Global History Network.IEEE.Retrieved10 August2011.
  2. ↑Hänsch, Theodor W.(December 1999)."Obituary: Arthur Leonard Schawlow".Physics Today.52(12): 75–76.Bibcode:1999PhT....52l..75H.doi:10.1063/1.2802854.
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