Memorial Page for Charles Hard Townes

Jul 28, 1915 – Jan 27, 2015(99 years)Died in:Oakland, Alameda County

20th-century American physicist

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July 28th, 2026

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Birthplace

Greenville, Greenville County

Place of Death

Oakland, Alameda County

Nationality

United States

Occupation(4)

physicistnuclear physicistuniversity teacher inventor

Awards(10)

Guggenheim FellowshipNiels Bohr International Gold MedalNobel Prize in PhysicsFrederic Ives MedalStuart Ballantine MedalTempleton PrizeSPIE Gold MedalIEEE David Sarnoff AwardLomonosov Gold MedalPetrie Prize Lecture

Spouse(1)

Frances Brow

Education(4)

California Institute of TechnologyDuke UniversityFurman UniversityGreenville High School

Charles Hard Townes (* July 28, 1915 in Greenville; † January 27, 2015 in Oakland) was a 20th-century American physicist. He was 99 years old. He was married to Frances Brow. His education included California Institute of Technology, Duke University, Furman University and Greenville High School. He received 10 awards, including Guggenheim Fellowship, Niels Bohr International Gold Medal.

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Born in Greenville, Greenville County

1915

Guggenheim Fellowship

1955

IEEE David Sarnoff Award

1961

Stuart Ballantine Medal

1962

Nobel Prize in Physics

1964

Niels Bohr International Gold Medal

1979

Petrie Prize Lecture

1985

Frederic Ives Medal

1996

Lomonosov Gold Medal

2000

Templeton Prize

2005

SPIE Gold Medal

2010

Died in Oakland, Alameda County

2015

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Charles Hard Townes. Forever remembered.