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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:Physicist
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| gptkbp:affiliation |
gptkb:Massachusetts_Institute_of_Technology
gptkb:University_of_California,_Berkeley |
| gptkbp:alma_mater |
gptkb:Columbia_University
gptkb:University_of_South_Carolina |
| gptkbp:awards |
gptkb:National_Medal_of_Science
gptkb:Nobel_Prize_in_Physics |
| gptkbp:born |
July 28, 1915
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| gptkbp:children |
gptkb:3
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| gptkbp:contribution |
development of the laser
development of the maser |
| gptkbp:died |
January 27, 2015
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| gptkbp:field |
physics
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| gptkbp:field_of_study |
gptkb:Quantum_Mechanics
astrophysics electromagnetism |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Charles M. Townes
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| gptkbp:influenced |
gptkb:Telecommunications
gptkb:optics quantum electronics |
| gptkbp:invention |
gptkb:optics
laser cooling laser cutting laser therapy laser printing fiber laser laser engraving laser surgery laser trapping semiconductor laser laser ablation laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy laser diagnostics X-ray laser laser welding laser spectroscopy optical maser laser altimetry laser communication laser imaging chemical laser laser-induced fluorescence dye laser infrared laser laser cooling of DNA laser cooling of RNA laser cooling of aerosols laser cooling of atmospheres laser cooling of atoms laser cooling of biomolecules laser cooling of cells laser cooling of colloids laser cooling of ecosystems laser cooling of environments laser cooling of galaxies laser cooling of gases laser cooling of ions laser cooling of liquids laser cooling of molecules laser cooling of nanoparticles laser cooling of organisms laser cooling of organs laser cooling of planets laser cooling of plasmas laser cooling of proteins laser cooling of solids laser cooling of stars laser cooling of tissues laser cooling of universes laser cooling of viruses laser display laser photolithography laser radar laser rangefinding ring laser ultraviolet laser visible light laser |
| gptkbp:known_for |
gptkb:optics
maser technology |
| gptkbp:occupation |
gptkb:Professor
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| gptkbp:residence |
gptkb:California
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| gptkbp:spouse |
gptkb:Frances_Townes
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Harvard-Smithsonian_Center_for_Astrophysics
gptkb:Dannie_Heineman_Prize_for_Astrophysics |
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
5
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