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Charles H. Townes, Who Paved Way For the Laser in Daily Life, Dies at 99

By The New York Times

January 29, 2015

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Charles H. Townes, a visionary physicist whose research led to the development of the laser, making it possible to play CDs, scan prices at the supermarket, measure time precisely, survey planets and galaxies, and even witness the birth of stars, died on Tuesday in Oakland, Calif. He was 99.

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