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About Arthur Leonard Schawlow

Arthur Leonard Schawlow (May 5, 1921 – April 28, 1999) was an American physicist. He is best remembered for his work on lasers, for which he was awarded a 1981 Nobel Prize.

Born: May 5th, 1921

Died: April 28th, 1999

Categories: Physicists, Americans, Nobel Prize winners, 1990s deaths

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Dead is when the chemists take over the subject.
Arthur Leonard Schawlow
• answering question if the subject of spectroscopy was dead for the physicists, as quoted by Steven Chu and Charles H. Townes (2003), Biographical Memoirs V.83 page: 202, publisher: National Academies Press, ISBN: 0-309-08699-X
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Anything will lase if you hit it hard enough.
Arthur Leonard Schawlow
• as quoted by Steven Chu and Charles H. Townes (2003), Biographical Memoirs V.83 page: 203, publisher: National Academies Press, ISBN: 0-309-08699-X
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To do successful research, you don't need to know everything, you just need to know one thing that isn't known.
Anything worth doing is worth doing twice, the first time quick and dirty and the second time the best way you can.
Arthur Leonard Schawlow
• as quoted by Steven Chu and Charles H. Townes (2003), Biographical Memoirs V.83 page: 201, publisher: National Academies Press, ISBN: 0-309-08699-X
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