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Arthur Leonard Schawlow
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Arthur Leonard Schawlow

Inventor · born May 5, 1921 · died 1999

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Arthur Leonard Schawlow was an American physicist who, along with Charles Townes, developed the theoretical basis for laser science. His central insight was the use of two mirrors as the resonant cavity to take maser action from microwaves to visible wavelengths.

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  1. ~60Received the Nobel Prize in Physics1981
  2. ~70Received the National Medal of Science1991

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