Arthur Leonard Schawlow (1921-1999) was an American physicist who, together with Charles Townes, developed the theoretical basis for the laser, with his central insight being the use of two mirrors as a resonant cavity to extend maser action from microwaves into visible light. He shared the 1981 Nobel Prize in Physics with Nicolaas Bloembergen and Kai Siegbahn for his work using lasers to determine atomic energy levels with great precision.
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Notable WorkLaser spectroscopy, laser cooling and the Schawlow-Townes approximation; shared 1981 Nobel Prize in Physics 1 Field
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Born May 5, 1921, Mount Vernon, New York, U.S.
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Died April 28, 1999, Palo Alto, California, U.S.
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He shared the 1981 Nobel Prize in Physics with Nicolaas Bloembergen and Kai Siegbahn for his work using lasers to determine atomic energy levels with great precision.
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Arthur Leonard Schawlow (May 5, 1921, April 28, 1999) was an American physicist who, along with Charles Townes, developed the theoretical basis for laser science.
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Infobox workplaces: Bell Labs Stanford University
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