The Charles Townes Art + Technology Experience is tonight

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Does the name Charles Townes ring a bell? Townes was a Greenville native who graduated from Furman University and won the 1964 Nobel Prize in physics (along with Nikolay Basov and Alexander Prokhorov).

Born in 1915, he accomplished a lot in his 100 years (that’s right – 100 years. He passed away in 2015.) He invented this thing called the MASER (stands for Microwave Amplification by Stimulation Emission of Radiation). He also worked with theory + application of the MASER, researched nonlinear optics, radio astronomy, and infrared astronomy. Townes + his team were the first to measure the mass of the black hole that exists in the middle of the Milky Way galaxy.

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If you like science and are fascinated by the story of Charles Townes – we have good news for you. Tonight in Travelers Rest from 7-9 p.m. on the football field at Gateway Park, you can experience the Charles Townes Art + Technology Experience. This multimedia art installation, created by artists Jeff Sumerel and Goda Rupeikaitė-Sumerel, is an interactive display of light and sound which will highlight the achievements from the life of Townes. Attendance is free + the show will be on a loop that reoccurs every five minutes.

Come out to celebrate the life of one of Greenville’s notable natives. 👏

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