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Charles H. Townes, a renowned physicist who invented the laser and the maser, died in Oakland, California on Tuesday at the age of 99. Townes’ inventions earned him the Nobel Prize in physics in 1964.
Charles Hard Townes, at the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering symposium in June 2007. Photo via Wikimedia
Laser stands for Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation. Masers are similar, but use microwaves instead of light. Read More...
A FedEx worker shared a TikTok video bragging that he wouldn’t deliver to homes that display flags supporting President Joe Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris, or Black Lives Matter.
Vincent Paterno, 39, posted the foul-mouthed video on September 16 wearing his FedEx uniform appearing to be seated in a delivery truck.
‘What’s up TikTok,’ Paterno says. ‘Just wanted to come on here and let all you know, if you don’t have a flag in front of your house, and if you have a Joe Biden, Kamala f***ing camel toe posted up in front of your house, Black Lives Matter — I will not deliver your s**t. Read More...
