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Dr. Charles H. Townes, provost of M.I.T., received the Nobel Prize in Physics yesterday. He is credited with fathering maser theory, which has improved long distance communications, especially in the use of satellites. Two Russians, who have contributed to maser technology and theory, will split half of the $52,123 prize.
Townes said that he was "very pleased, honored, and excited." The physicist came to M.I.T. in 1961 after holding several federal posts.
Konrad E. Bloch, Higgins Professor of Biochemistry, last week won the Nobel Prize in Medicine and Physiology for his 25-year study of how organisms manufacture cholesterol in the heart.
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