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It was strange, in a way, because there were no ideas involved in the laser that weren't already known by somebody 25 years before lasers were discovered. The ideas were all there; just, nobody put it together.
Charles H. Townes
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It was strange, in a way, because there were no ideas involved in the laser that weren't already known by somebody 25 years before lasers were discovered. The ideas were all there; just, nobody put it together. — Charles H. Townes

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Charles H. Townes was a Physicist from United States (1915–2015).

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This quote is attributed to Charles H. Townes, a Physicist from United States.
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Charles H. Townes lived from 1915 – 2015.