Arthur Leonard Schawlow
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Arthur Leonard Schawlow Net Worth

Arthur Leonard Schawlow was a Nobel Prize-winning physicist who made significant contributions to the development of the laser and laser spectroscopy. Born in the United States and raised in Canada, he was a brilliant student who won a scholarship to study mathematics and physics at the University of Toronto. Despite the Great Depression, he was able to pursue his research and embark on an academic career focused on optics, lasers, and their use in spectroscopy. He was a humble person who believed in working as a team with other scientists.
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Age, Biography and Wiki

Who is it? Physicist
Birth Day May 05, 1921
Birth Place Mount Vernon, New York, U.S., United States
Age 99 YEARS OLD
Died On April 28, 1999(1999-04-28) (aged 77)\nPalo Alto, California, U.S.
Birth Sign Gemini
Alma mater University of Toronto
Known for laser spectroscopy
Spouse(s) Aurelia Townes (m. 1951; 3 children)
Awards Stuart Ballantine Medal (1962) Marconi Prize (1977) Nobel Prize for Physics (1981) National Medal of Science (1991)
Fields Physics
Institutions Bell Labs Columbia University Stanford University
Doctoral advisor Malcolm Crawford

💰 Net worth

Arthur Leonard Schawlow, the renowned physicist from the United States, is projected to have a net worth ranging between $100K and $1M by 2024. Schawlow, known for his groundbreaking contributions to the field of quantum electronics, is highly regarded worldwide for his work on laser spectroscopy and co-inventing the laser. His exceptional research and patents have not only earned him international recognition but also potentially a considerable fortune. As a highly respected figure in the scientific community, Schawlow's net worth reflects both his professional achievements and the impact of his groundbreaking discoveries.

Biography/Timeline

1949

At the age of 16, he completed high school at Vaughan Road Academy (then Vaughan Collegiate Institute), and received a scholarship in science at the University of Toronto (Victoria College). After earning his undergraduate degree, Schawlow continued in graduate school at the University of Toronto which was interrupted due to World War II. At the end of the war, he began work on his Ph.D at the university with Professor Malcolm Crawford. He then took a postdoctoral position with Charles Townes at the physics department of Columbia University in the fall of 1949.

1951

He went on to accept a position at Bell Labs in late 1951. He left in 1961 to join the faculty at Stanford University as a professor. He remained until he retired to emeritus status in 1996.

1955

Schawlow coauthored Microwave Spectroscopy (1955) with Charles Townes. This classic text is still being used today. Schawlow co-invented the laser with Townes in their seminal 1958 paper on Optical Masers aka lasers. This was the first published idea on the laser and the first one was built in 1960 by Ted Maiman.

1981

Although his research focused on optics, in particular, lasers and their use in spectroscopy, he also pursued investigations in the areas of Superconductivity and nuclear resonance. Schawlow shared the 1981 Nobel Prize in Physics with Nicolaas Bloembergen and Kai Siegbahn for their contributions to the development of laser spectroscopy.

1991

In 1991, the NEC Corporation and the American Physical Society established a prize: the Arthur L. Schawlow Prize in Laser Science. The prize is awarded annually to "candidates who have made outstanding contributions to basic research using lasers."

1999

Schawlow and Professor Robert Hofstadter at Stanford, who also had an autistic child, teamed up to help each other find solutions to the condition. Arthur Jr. was put in a special center for autistic individuals, and later, Schawlow put together an institution to care for people with autism in Paradise, California. It was later named the Arthur Schawlow Center in 1999, shortly before his death on the 29th of April 1999.

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