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Encyclopedia > Arthur Schawlow

Arthur Leonard Schawlow (May 5, 1921–April 28, 1999) was an American physicist. Although his research focused on optics, in particular, lasers and their use in spectroscopy, he also pursued investigations in the areas of superconductivity and nuclear resonance. Schawlow shared the 1981 Nobel Prize in Physics with Nicolaas Bloembergen and Kai Siegbahn for their contributions to the development of laser spectroscopy. Schawlow coauthored Microwave Spectroscopy (1955) with Charles Townes.


Schawlow was born in Mount Vernon, New York and died in Palo Alto, California.


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  • National Academy of Sciences biography (http://www.nap.edu/readingroom/books/biomems/aschawlow.html)
  • Arthur Leonard Schawlow (http://www.nobel-winners.com/Physics/arthur_leonard_schawlow.html)







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Arthur Schawlow - definition of Arthur Schawlow in Encyclopedia (128 words)
Arthur Leonard Schawlow (May 5, 1921–April 28, 1999) was an American physicist.
Schawlow shared the 1981 Nobel Prize in Physics with Nicolaas Bloembergen and Kai Siegbahn for their contributions to the development of laser spectroscopy.
Schawlow was born in Mount Vernon, New York and died in Palo Alto, California.
Invent Now | Hall of Fame | Search | Inventor Profile (240 words)
Arthur L. Schawlow was co-inventor of the laser.
Schawlow and Townes were seeking ways to extend the maser principle of amplifying electromagnetic waves into the shorter wavelengths of infrared and visible light.
Schawlow was born in Mount Vernon, New York, and went on to attend the University of Toronto, graduating with a bachelor's degree in physics and mathematics in 1941.
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