1921–1999
Arthur Leonard Schawlow
American physicist
77years old at death
28,482days lived
66%of the people on this site died younger
Arthur Leonard Schawlow was born on 5 May 1921 and died on 28 April 1999, aged 77 years and 358 days. That is 28,482 days in all.
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