Home › Authors › Charles H. Townes 👤 Charles H. Townes b. 1915 – d. 2015 · 5 books Biography American physicist involved in the development of the laser Books by Charles H. Townes Circular of the Bureau of Stan Circular of the Bureau of Standards No. 518 2023 Sociology and unpredictability Sociology and unpredictability in the growth of science and technology 2002 How the Laser Happened 1999 A life in physics 1994 Microwave spectroscopy [by] C.H. Townes [and] A.L. Schawlow 1955