In relation to Alexander Prokhorov, who is Charles Hard Townes?
A fellow physicist and Nobel prize co-recipient
His brother-in-law
His teacher at school
His favorite author
Answer
Charles Hard Townes was a fellow physicist who shared the Nobel Prize with Alexander Prokhorov for their work on the maser. The maser is a device that amplifies microwaves by stimulated emission of radiation. Townes and Prokhorov's work on the maser led to the development of the laser, which is a device that amplifies light by stimulated emission of radiation.
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