A Famous Family’s Autism Dream Goes Up in Smoke in Paradise
The 1992 dedication of Aurelia House at the Arthur Schawlow Center in Paradise, California. Left to right: Charles Townes; Carol Berger, an autism researcher; Arthur Schawlow Jr., known as Artie; his father, Nobel laureate Arthur Schawlow; and actor William Christopher, an autism activist best known for portraying Father Mulcahy on “M*A*S*H.”(Photo from Optics & Photonics)Professor Arthur SchawlowBy…