Arthur Leonard Schawlow

Physicist, Nobel Prize Laureate

Arthur Leonard Schawlow - Physicist, Nobel Prize Laureate
Born

May 5th, 1921
103 years ago

Died

April 28th, 1999
25 years ago — 77 years old

Category

Scientists & Innovators

Country

United States

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Contributed significantly to the field of laser technology and optics. Earned a Ph.D. in physics from Columbia University. Worked at Bell Laboratories, where developed methods to produce laser light and co-invented the laser. Awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1981 for contributions to laser spectroscopy. Later served as a professor at Stanford University. Recognized for extensive academic contributions and advancements in scientific research.

Co-invented the laser

Awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1981

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