Ali Javan
Iranian American physicist (1926–2016) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Ali Javan (Persian: علی جوان, romanized: Ali Javān); December 26, 1926 – September 12, 2016) was an Iranian American physicist and inventor. He was the first to propose the concept of the gas laser in 1959 at the Bell Telephone Laboratories. A successful prototype, constructed by him in collaboration with W. R. Bennett, Jr., and D. R. Herriott, was demonstrated in 1960. His other contributions to science have been in the fields of quantum physics and spectroscopy.[2]
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Ali Javan | |
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Born | (1926-12-26)December 26, 1926 |
Died | September 12, 2016(2016-09-12) (aged 89) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
Nationality | Iranian |
Alma mater | Columbia University University of Tehran |
Known for | Gas lasers Lasing without inversion Laser spectroscopy Timing frequency of light |
Awards | Stuart Ballantine Medal (1962) Albert Einstein World Award of Science (1993) |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Physicist |
Institutions | Columbia Bell Labs MIT |
Doctoral advisor | Charles Townes |
Doctoral students | Michael S. Feld[1] Richard M. Osgood Jr.[1] Irving P. Herman[1] |
Other notable students | Timothy Creamer[1] Joseph J. Romm[1] |
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