Charles Hard Townes b. 28 July 1915 (original) (raw)
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28 July 1915 birth: Greenville
child birth: ♀ Holly Townes [Townes]
child birth: ♀ Carla Townes [Townes]
child birth: ♀ Ellen Townes [Townes]
child birth: ♀ Linda Townes (Rosenwein) [Townes]
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Charles Hard Townes was born in Greenville on July 28, 1915. His father, Henry, was an attorney and Furman graduate; his mother, Ellen, was a homemaker who had graduated from Greenville Women's College.
They lived on a 20-acre farm on Sumner Street on the site of what is now Bon Secours St. Francis Health System. When he was a baby, the house burned down and the family lost everything. Henry built again.
Linda Townes Rosenwein, his eldest daughter, said her father's love of science began beside a brook on that land, where he collected all manner of wildlife.
Charles Hard Townes was born in Greenville on July 28, 1915. His father, Henry, was an attorney and Furman graduate; his mother, Ellen, was a homemaker who had graduated from Greenville Women's College.
They lived on a 20-acre farm on Sumner Street on the site of what is now Bon Secours St. Francis Health System. When he was a baby, the house burned down and the family lost everything. Henry built again.
Linda Townes Rosenwein, his eldest daughter, said her father's love of science began beside a brook on that land, where he collected all manner of wildlife.
Townes developed radar bombing systems during World War II while working for Bell Telephone Laboratories in New York City. Taylor said his uncle moved every six months or so to experience different neighborhoods.
He met the woman who would become his wife in the late 1930s. A graduate of Smith College in Massachusetts, Frances was working in New York City at the International House, where grad students from different countries could live inexpensively and socialize. Townes took part in various activities there and was asked at the last minute to take the last seat on the bus for a ski trip. It turned out he was sitting near Frances.
They married in 1941, and ultimately had four daughters, Linda, Ellen, Carla and Holly. Rosenwein said her parents shared a deep faith and read together from the Bible every day. Taylor said his uncle wanted his faith in God to be mentioned in any remembrances about him.
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