
How the Laser Happened
Adventures of a Scientist
Résumé
- Tells the insider story of the discoveries and ideas that led to the creation of the laser
- Shows how scientific insights can build and shape the technologies uopn which our society depends
- Details the conversations, friendships, institutional benefits, and large-scale political issues that influence the process of scientific discovery
Charles Townes, a Nobel laureate, is one of the leading figures in twentieth-century physics, inventor of the maser and the laser, and one of the pioneers in the use of spectroscopic techniques to determine the atomic composition of stars. This book is the memoir of a life devoted to scientific research, and also to the application of this research in the public sphere.
Readership: General, professionals, all students
Contents
- 1 The Light that Shines Straight
- 2 Physics, Furman, Molecules and Me
- 3 Bell Labs and Radar, a (Fortunate) Detour from Physics
- 4 Columbia to Franklin Park and Beyond
- 5 Maser Excitement - And a Time for Reflection
- 6 From Maser to Laser
- 7 The Patent Game
- 8 On Moon Dust, and Other Science Advice
- 9 The Rains of Orion
- 10 Glances Both Backward and Forward
L'auteur - Charles H. Townes
Charles H. Townes, Professor of Physics, University of
California, Berkeley
Caractéristiques techniques
PAPIER | |
Éditeur(s) | Oxford University Press |
Auteur(s) | Charles H. Townes |
Parution | 13/12/2002 |
Nb. de pages | 200 |
Format | 15,4 x 23,4 |
Couverture | Broché |
Poids | 329g |
Intérieur | Noir et Blanc |
EAN13 | 9780195153767 |
ISBN13 | 978-0-19-515376-7 |
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