What this Man Created Helped Revolutionize "Everything from Medicine to Manufacturing"

News Staff : Jan 30, 2015
CBN News

"My own view is that, while science and religion may seem different, they have many similarities and should interact and enlighten each other." -Charles Townes

(Oakland, CA)—[CBN News] Charles Townes, the co-creator of the laser and a Nobel Prize winner, died Tuesday in Oakland, California. He was 99 years old. (Photo: AP/via The Guardian)

Townes was also known for his strong spiritual faith and spoke often about the convergence of science and religion, infuriating many in both communities.

In 2005, Townes won the Templeton Prize for progress toward research or discoveries about spiritual realities.

"My own view is that, while science and religion may seem different, they have many similarities and should interact and enlighten each other," he wrote.

The laser paved the way for other scientific discoveries that revolutionized everything from medicine to manufacturing, among other things.