Charles Townes

GPTKB entity

Statements (55)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:inventor
gptkb:physicist
gptkb:professor
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:California_Institute_of_Technology
gptkb:Duke_University
gptkb:Furman_University
gptkbp:award gptkb:Comstock_Prize_in_Physics
gptkb:IEEE_Medal_of_Honor
gptkb:Lomonosov_Gold_Medal
gptkb:National_Medal_of_Science
gptkb:Nobel_Prize_in_Physics
gptkb:Oersted_Medal
gptkb:Rumford_Prize
gptkb:Stuart_Ballantine_Medal
gptkb:Templeton_Prize
gptkb:Wolf_Prize_in_Physics
gptkb:National_Inventors_Hall_of_Fame
gptkbp:awardYear 1964
gptkbp:birthDate 1915-07-28
gptkbp:birthPlace Greenville, South Carolina, USA
gptkbp:children gptkb:Becky_Townes
gptkb:Carla_Kessler
gptkb:Ellen_Anderson
gptkb:Linda_Rosenwein
gptkbp:deathDate 2015-01-27
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Oakland,_California,_USA
gptkbp:doctoralAdvisor gptkb:William_Smythe
gptkbp:doctoralStudent gptkb:Ali_Javan
gptkb:Arthur_Schawlow
gptkb:James_P._Gordon
gptkbp:employer gptkb:Columbia_University
gptkb:Massachusetts_Institute_of_Technology
gptkb:University_of_California,_Berkeley
gptkbp:field physics
quantum electronics
microwave spectroscopy
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:Charles_Hard_Townes
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Charles Townes
gptkbp:knownFor gptkb:laser
quantum electronics
gptkbp:memberOf gptkb:American_Academy_of_Arts_and_Sciences
gptkb:American_Philosophical_Society
gptkb:National_Academy_of_Sciences
gptkb:Pontifical_Academy_of_Sciences
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:American
gptkbp:NobelPrizeSharedWith gptkb:Alexander_Prokhorov
gptkb:Nikolay_Basov
gptkbp:notableWork laser theory
maser invention
microwave spectroscopy
gptkbp:religion gptkb:United_Church_of_Christ
gptkbp:signature Charles_Townes_signature.svg
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Frances_Brown_Townes
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Rumford_Prize
gptkbp:bfsLayer 3