In addition, Townes touches on the sociology of science, uncovering some of the traditions and values that are invisible to an outsider
In How the Laser Happened, Nobel laureate Charles Townes provides a highly personal look at some of the leading events in twentieth-century physics
respond to new ideas and how they approach a variety of issues, from priority and patents to the social and political implications of their work
Spanning decades of ground-breaking research, the book provides a hands-on description of how working scientists and inventors get their ideas. It also gives a behind-the-scenes look at the scientific community, showing how scientists
This memoir traces his multifaceted career from its beginnings on the family farm in South Carolina
Townes was co-inventor of the maser, of which the laser is one example; an originator of spectroscopy using microwaves; and a pioneer in the study of gas clouds in galaxies and around stars