Nobel Prize in Physics
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Nobel Prize Internet Archive: Physics
Scientific American: The 1997 Nobel Prizes
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Scientific American: The Nobel Prizes of 1999
explanations of the science underlying the awards for physics, chemistry, and physiology, plus a look at the prizes for peace and economics
Townes, Charles Hard (1915-1999)
Inventor del rayo láser y ganador del premio Nobel de Física en 1981