Arthur Leonard Schawlow
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Arthur Leonard Schawlow
Born(1921-05-05)May 5, 1921
Mount Vernon, New York, U.S.
DiedApril 28, 1999(1999-04-28)(aged 77)
Palo Alto, California, U.S.
NationalityUnited States
Alma materUniversity of Toronto
Known forLaser spectroscopy
Laser cooling
Schawlow-Townes approximation
Spouse(s)Aurelia Townes (m. 1951; 3 children)
AwardsStuart Ballantine Medal(1962)
Marconi Prize(1977)
Nobel Prize for Physics(1981)
National Medal of Science(1991)
Scientific career
FieldsPhysics
InstitutionsBell Labs
Columbia University
Stanford University
Doctoral advisorMalcolm Crawford