Quo Fuit places 3 dated presences for Charles H. Townes across 3 places, from 1915 to 2015.
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Charles Hard Townes (July 28, 1915 – January 27, 2015) was an American physicist.Wikipedia, full article · CC BY-SA
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Where Charles H. Townes was documented, and when
28 July 1915exact date
Greenville, South Carolinaattested“Charles Hard Townes was born on July 28, 1915, in Greenville, South Carolina, the son of Henry Keith Townes Sr.”source: Wikipedia: Charles H. Townes
1950year
Columbia Universityattested“In 1950, Townes was appointed professor at Columbia University.”source: Wikipedia: Charles H. Townes
27 January 2015exact date
Oakland, Californiaattested“Townes' health began to decline, and he died on route to the hospital in Oakland, California, on January 27, 2015, at the age of 99.”source: Wikipedia: Charles H. Townes
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1935year
Furman Universitymentioned“in Modern Languages from Furman University, where he graduated in 1935.”source: Wikipedia: Charles H. Townes
1937year
Duke Universitymentioned“in Physics at Duke University in 1937, and then began graduate school at the California Institute of Technology, from which he received his Ph.D.”source: Wikipedia: Charles H. Townes
1937year
California Institute of Technologymentioned“in Physics at Duke University in 1937, and then began graduate school at the California Institute of Technology, from which he received his Ph.D.”source: Wikipedia: Charles H. Townes
1937year
Californiamentioned“in Physics at Duke University in 1937, and then began graduate school at the California Institute of Technology, from which he received his Ph.D.”source: Wikipedia: Charles H. Townes
1959 to 1961period
Columbia Universitymentioned“From 1959 to 1961, Townes was on leave of absence from Columbia University to serve as vice president and director of research of the Institute for Defense Analyses in Washington, D.C., a nonprofit organization, which advised the U.S.”source: Wikipedia: Charles H. Townes
1964year
Swedenmentioned“Gustaf VI Adolf and Alexander Prokhorov 1964.jpg|King Gustaf VI Adolf, Frances Townes and Alexander Prokhorov at the Nobel Prize banquet in 1964 Daughters of Charles Townes 1964.jpg|Daughters of Townes in Sweden in 1964 A religious man a…”source: Wikipedia: Charles H. Townes
1967year
University of California, Berkeleymentioned“Then, during 1967, he was appointed Professor of Physics at the University of California, Berkeley, where he remained for almost 50 years; his status was as professor emeritus by the time of his death during 2015.”source: Wikipedia: Charles H. Townes
2002 to 2003period
Germanymentioned“During 2002–2003, Townes served as a Karl Schwarzschild Lecturer in Germany and the Birla Lecturer and Schroedinger Lecturer in India.”source: Wikipedia: Charles H. Townes
2002 to 2003period
Indiamentioned“During 2002–2003, Townes served as a Karl Schwarzschild Lecturer in Germany and the Birla Lecturer and Schroedinger Lecturer in India.”source: Wikipedia: Charles H. Townes
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