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First, You Explore: The Story of Young Charles Townes (Young Palmetto Books)
Rachel Haynie
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Description for First, You Explore: The Story of Young Charles Townes (Young Palmetto Books)
Hardcover. An inspirational biography of the Nobel Prize-winning inventor of the laser Series: Young Palmetto Books. Num Pages: 40 pages, black & white illustrations, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: YNT. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 10. Weight in Grams: 386.
Do exploration. Do things that are new and different.""
This is the philosophy that Charles H. Townes has lived by since he was a young boy growing up on a small farm in Greenville, South Carolina. While tending to chores, exploring the outdoors, and tinkering with broken tools and equipment, Townes began what became a lifelong love of exploring and inventing. His passion for new things drove him to an amazing career of discoveries that have changed the world.
All of us have been affected by Townes's work, especially his most famous contribution to science: the laser. We're ... Read more
Do exploration. Do things that are new and different.""
This is the philosophy that Charles H. Townes has lived by since he was a young boy growing up on a small farm in Greenville, South Carolina. While tending to chores, exploring the outdoors, and tinkering with broken tools and equipment, Townes began what became a lifelong love of exploring and inventing. His passion for new things drove him to an amazing career of discoveries that have changed the world.
All of us have been affected by Townes's work, especially his most famous contribution to science: the laser. We're ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of South Carolina Press
Condition
New
Series
Young Palmetto Books
Number of Pages
40
Place of Publication
South Carolina, United States
ISBN
9781611173437
SKU
V9781611173437
Shipping Time
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About Rachel Haynie
South Carolina native Rachel Haynie is a freelance writer and editor for regional publications and corporate communications. Trahern Cook is a professional illustrator for print media and children's publications.
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