Alexis, a relative newcomer to England in the decades following the Conquest, is a saint worthy of veneration at an English monastery. Moving beyond an iconographic reading of the images in the context of the adjoining texts, this paper explores the structural role of the pictures in relation to the textual components of the manuscript and argues that the arrangement of these elements within the manuscript matrix enhances and reinforces the main argument of the pamphlet: that St. Albans Abbey, intended to promote a fledgling cult of St. This early twelfth-century manuscript was produced at St.
Alexis and several ancillary texts and illustrations. Albans Psalter but originally an independent hagiographic pamphlet, contains the vernacular Life of St. The broadly international character of this Festschrift reflects his deep belief in the international, universal nature of science.The Alexis Quire, a single gathering now embedded in the St. His influence extends even to theology, as is indicated by one essay. The contributions from his many admirers, among whom are nine fellow Nobel laureates, attest to his impact on many disciplines ranging from electrical engi neering to medicine. As the enormous breadth of contributions from his students shows, he has educated scholars who are now in a wide range of fields.
He has also contributed to public service, having served as the chairman of the Science and Technology Advisory Committee for NASA's Apollo program, and as a member and vice chairman of the President's Science Advisory Committee. His fruitful interests spanning several decades have included many scientific subjects, includ ing, microwave spectroscopy and astrophysics (other articles in this volume will expand further on this point). " His contributions have covered a much wider area, however. In 1964, Townes shared the Nobel Prize in physics with Alexander Mikhailovich Prokhorov and Nikolai Gen nadyevich Basov "for fundamental work in the field of quantum electronics, which has led to the construction of oscillators and amplifiers based on the maser-laser principle.
This Festschrift is a collection of essays contributed by students, colleagues, and ad mirers to honor an eminent scholar on a special anniversary: Charles Hard Townes on the occasion of his 80th birthday, July 28, 1995.
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