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Autore |
Townes Charles H |
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Titolo |
How the laser happened [[electronic resource] ] : adventures of a scientist / / Charles H. Townes |
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New York, : Oxford University Press, 1999 |
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9786610470853 |
1-282-36732-3 |
1-280-47085-2 |
0-19-802863-6 |
9786612367328 |
1-60256-702-6 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (200 p. ) : ill., facsim., ports |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Lasers - History |
Masers - History |
Science and state - United States - History |
Electronic books. |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Nota di contenuto |
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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 |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Charles Townes invented the maser and the laser, and was a pioneer in the use of spectroscopic techniques to determine the atomic composition of stars. This is the memoir of a life devoted to scientific research. |
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