DocumentCode
790734
Title
Charles Townes, the maser, and the relationship between engineering and science
Author
Nebeker, F.
Volume
4
Issue
6
fYear
1995
fDate
12/1/1995 12:00:00 AM
Abstract
Charles Townes is renowned as the inventor of the maser and for his work on molecular spectroscopy and astronomy. Engineering has been an important element of his career, which illustrates how fruitful a combination of scientific and engineering knowledge can be. The author describes the life and work of Townes and how he developed microwave spectroscopy and the maser, and his interest in astronomy
Keywords
astronomy; biographies; history; masers; microwave spectroscopy; Charles Townes; astronomy; engineering knowledge; maser; microwave spectroscopy; molecular spectroscopy; science;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Engineering Science and Education Journal
Publisher
iet
ISSN
0963-7346
Type
jour
Filename
490020
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