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CHARLES HARD TOWNES
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• CHARLES HARD TOWNES (noun)
The noun CHARLES HARD TOWNES has 1 sense:
1. United States physicist who developed the laser and maser principles for producing high-intensity radiation (1915-)
Familiarity information: CHARLES HARD TOWNES used as a noun is very rare.
Sense 1
Meaning:
United States physicist who developed the laser and maser principles for producing high-intensity radiation (1915-)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Charles Hard Townes; Charles Townes; Townes
Hypernyms ("Charles Hard Townes" is a kind of...):
physicist (a scientist trained in physics)
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