Arthur Schawlow
- Born: May 5, 1921 (Mount Vernon, New York)
- Died: April 28, 1999 (Palo Alto, California)
Education
- 1941: BA, University of Toronto
- 1942: MA, University of Toronto
- 1949: PhD, University of Toronto
Major Positions
- 1949–1951: Columbia University, Fellow and Research Associate
- 1951–1961: Bell Laboratories, Research Physicist
- 1961–1978: Stanford University, Professor of Physics
- 1978–1991: Stanford University, J. G. Jackson and C. J. Wood Professor of Physics
- 1991–1999: Stanford University, Emeritus Professor of Physics
Other Positions
- 1944–1945: Research Enterprises, Ltd., Physicist, Microwave Development
- 1960–1960: Columbia University, Visiting Associate Professor
- 1966–1970: Stanford University, Chair, Department of Physics
- 1973–1974: Stanford University, Acting Chair, Department of Physics
- 1975–1975: Optical Society of America, President
- 1981–1981: American Physical Society, President
Selected Awards and Honors
- 1970: National Academy of Sciences, Member
- 1981: Nobel Prize in Physics
- 1991: National Medal of Science
Archival Resources
Stanford University Libraries, Department of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford, California
Oral History Interviews
- 1984: Available Online
Resources on the Web
Published Resources
Steven Chu and Charles H. Townes, "Arthur Schawlow: 1921-1999", Biographical Memoirs of the National Academy of Sciences
Jeff Hecht, Beam: The Race to Make the Laser (New York: Oxford University Press, 2005)
Lasers & Applications, "Arthur L. Schawlow: Origins of the Laser," in Laser Pioneer Interviews (Torrance, CA: High Tech Publications: 1985), 49-62
