Charles H. Townes

Recipient
Year
Citation

Charles H.
Townes

Professor of Physics

University of California, Berkeley
1982
Physics

For fundamental contributions to the understanding of matter through its interaction with electromagnetic radiations and the application of this knowledge to the service of mankind, most notably in the invention of the maser and laser.

Presented by President Reagan at a White House Ceremony on May 24, 1983.
Nobel Prize in Physics, 1964