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Gregory Bull

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January 29, 2015

Charles Townes, who helped invent now-ubiquitous laser, dies

BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) — Charles H. Townes' inspiration for the predecessor of the laser came to him while sitting on a park bench, waiting for a restaurant to open for

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