Charles H. Townes
The Nobel Prize in Physics 1964.
Born: 28, Jul, 1915, Greenville SC, USA
Died: 27, Jan, 2015, Berkeley CA, USA
Prize motivation: "for fundamental work in the field of quantum electronics which has led to the construction of oscillators and amplifiers based on the maser-laser principle"
Affiliation at the time of the award: Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Cambridge MA, USA
Prize share: 1/2