http://www.scetv.org/index.php/sc_hall_of_fame/show/ en egoodwin@scetv.org Copyright 2013 2013-03-22T15:43:34+00:00 http://www.scetv.org/index.php/sc_hall_of_fame/show/charles_h._townes/ http://www.scetv.org/index.php/sc_hall_of_fame/show/charles_h._townes/#When:15:43:34Z Charles H. Townes was born in Greenville, South Carolina, July 28, 1915, and grew up on a farm.Townes studied at Furman and Duke Universities, then headed west to Cal Tech.After getting his Ph.D., Townes moved back east to work for Bell Laboratories in New Jersey.  As America prepared for World War Two, theoretical physics had to take a back seat to application.  Townes worked on radar.After the war, Townes became a professor at Columbia University, where his experience in radar led to the idea for the MASER, which stands for “Microwave Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation,” a device that transformed microwaves into an intense, coherent stream.There were skeptics, such as Niels Bohr, but according to Einstein (and Townes) the maser was indeed possible.MASER technology led to the LASER, “Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation,” created by manipulating the quantum state of atoms, forcing them to emit a concentrated beam of light. In 1964, Charles Townes shared the Nobel Prize in Physics for his work on maser and laser devices.From 1966 until 1970, Townes was Chairman of NASA’s Science Advisory Committee for the Apollo lunar landing program. And in 1967, he accepted a position at the University of California at Berkeley, to study astronomy.Dr. Townes encourages public interest in scientific discovery and emphasizes the benefits.  Engineering and science go hand in hand to improve society. Townes’ protégées include Arno Penzias, proponent of the “Big Bang Theory.” Townes is known for his views on the compatibility of science and religion. In 2005, the Templeton Prize for “Progress Toward Research or Discoveries about Spiritual Realities” was awarded to Charles Townes. He is the only person other than the Dalai Lama and Mother Teresa to win both a Templeton Prize and a Nobel Prize. 2013-03-22T15:43:34+00:00 http://www.scetv.org/index.php/sc_hall_of_fame/show/james_lide_coker/ http://www.scetv.org/index.php/sc_hall_of_fame/show/james_lide_coker/#When:14:18:10Z Born January 3, 1837, in Society Hill, James Lide Coker was a farmer, soldier, businessman, merchant, banker, railroad man, and industrialist.  He was a planter in Hartsville until the Civil War began.  He entered the infantry and was wounded in October 1863, at the Battle of Chickamauga.  After spending time as a prisoner of war, he returned home with a shattered hip.  He introduced scientific principles to farming and established the Southern Novelty Company in 1899.  The company’s primary product was paper cones for yarns used in textile mills.  Today, this company is Sonoco, a global provider of packaging products and services. This profile looks at Coker as a visionary and innovator who helped bring scientific principles to farming and began a company that today is an international example for recycling. James Lide Coker IV, great-grandson, is featured in the program. Historical footage and photographs courtesy of Coker College and Sonoco. 2013-03-22T14:18:10+00:00 http://www.scetv.org/index.php/sc_hall_of_fame/show/elizabeth_boatwright_coker/ http://www.scetv.org/index.php/sc_hall_of_fame/show/elizabeth_boatwright_coker/#When:19:54:31Z Elizabeth Boatwright Coker was the author of nine historical romance novels. Born in Darlington, South Carolina, she was married to South Carolina industrialist James Lide Coker, III. She graduated from Converse College and moved to New York City where she modeled hats and shoes while looking for a writing job. Her dream was to write for The New York Times. She was inducted into the South Carolina Academy of Authors in 1990. This profile looks at Coker as a writer and speaker and her connection to the Coker family in Hartsville. An interview with the author was conducted in 1993 for Writer’s Circle, which is used extensively in this program.  (Ms. Coker died later that same year.) 2013-03-18T19:54:31+00:00 http://www.scetv.org/index.php/sc_hall_of_fame/show/robert_mills/ http://www.scetv.org/index.php/sc_hall_of_fame/show/robert_mills/#When:15:48:28Z Robert Mills, America’s first architect. Short biography on the life and accomplishments of Robert Mills. 2013-02-19T15:48:28+00:00 http://www.scetv.org/index.php/sc_hall_of_fame/show/lt._col._william_barret_travis_and_lt._james_butler_bonham_soldiers_of/ http://www.scetv.org/index.php/sc_hall_of_fame/show/lt._col._william_barret_travis_and_lt._james_butler_bonham_soldiers_of/#When:16:08:02Z William Barret Travis and James Butler Bonham were born in what is now Saluda County.  These two men fought and died at the Alamo in San Antonio, Texas.  We will look back to their South Carolina roots and see how they found themselves becoming heroic defenders of the Alamo.  Bonham and Travis both practiced law and made stops in Alabama prior to arriving to Texas. Travis found himself in joint command of The Alamo in 1836 with Jim Bowie. Bonham was sent twice with dispatches for reinforcements and he when he returned the second time he knew that he was returning to his death. No reinforcements would arrive and The Alamo would fall to Santa Ana and the Mexican Army. Can't see the video? Watch on YouTube: http://youtu.be/-aep6jKXZHI   2012-11-20T16:08:02+00:00 http://www.scetv.org/index.php/sc_hall_of_fame/show/lucile_godbold/ http://www.scetv.org/index.php/sc_hall_of_fame/show/lucile_godbold/#When:16:06:56Z Lucile “Miss Ludy” Ellerbe Godbold (1900-1981) is a distinguished American athlete and educator from Estill, South Carolina. Her accomplishments paved the way for female athletes around the world. This 9-minute piece chronicles her successes using a vast array of archival photographs and film footage of her, as well as interviews with her family members, former students, and local historians. Can't see the video? Watch on YouTube: http://youtu.be/mMcjKGhF6Tw 2012-11-20T16:06:56+00:00 http://www.scetv.org/index.php/sc_hall_of_fame/show/john_c._west/ http://www.scetv.org/index.php/sc_hall_of_fame/show/john_c._west/#When:20:35:06Z John Carl West, Sr. (August 27, 1922 – March 21, 2004) was a U.S. Democratic Party politician who served as the 109th Governor of South Carolina from 1971 to 1975.  He served as ambassador to Saudi Arabia from 1977 to 1981. West was born in Camden, South Carolina and grew up in the farming community of Charlotte Thompson in Kershaw County. His father, along with 76 other persons, was killed in a fire at the nearby Cleveland School. His mother and maternal grandmother escaped unharmed from the fire. In 1942, he married his childhood sweetheart, Lois Rhame. They had three children: a daughter and two sons. That same year, he graduated from the Citadel, and was enlisted in the United States Army as an intelligence officer during World War II, assigned to stateside service. Following the war, he earned a law degree from the University of South Carolina in 1946. From 1948 to 1952, he served on the State Highway Commission. In 1954, he coordinated the unsuccessful U.S. Senate candidacy of Edgar A. Brown, who lost in a write-in campaign waged by former Governor Strom Thurmond. From 1955 to 1967, West served in the South Carolina Senate. He was assigned to several committees that studied public school curriculum, investigated activities of the Communist Party of the United States of America, monitored the State Development Board, examined state support for the nursing profession and junior colleges, and recommended revisions to the state constitution. West became the 80th Lieutenant Governor of South Carolina, serving from 1967 to 1971.  In the 1970 gubernatorial election, West, with 53.2 percent of the vote, defeated Republican U.S. Representative Albert W. Watson. After his tenure as Governor, West returned to private law practice and was subsequently appointed United States Ambassador to Saudi Arabia, a position he held from 1977 to 1981. After returning to the United States, he became a Professor of Middle Eastern Studies at the University of South Carolina. From 1993 until his death from cancer, he was a partner in the Hilton Head law office of Bethea, Jordan, and Griffin. 2012-10-15T20:35:06+00:00 http://www.scetv.org/index.php/sc_hall_of_fame/show/general_william_c._westmoreland/ http://www.scetv.org/index.php/sc_hall_of_fame/show/general_william_c._westmoreland/#When:20:00:21Z This is the story of General William C. Westmoreland, an Eagle Scout from Spartanburg County who earned medals for bravery in World War II and became a Four-Star General and the Military Commander of Allied Forces in Vietnam from 1964 to 1968. Historians, family and friends remember the uncompromising values of the man behind the four stars. Can't see the video? Watch on YouTube: http://youtu.be/T9E7oB0dYRE 2012-10-15T20:00:21+00:00 http://www.scetv.org/index.php/sc_hall_of_fame/show/the_courage_of_robert_smalls/ http://www.scetv.org/index.php/sc_hall_of_fame/show/the_courage_of_robert_smalls/#When:11:30:14Z In 1862, Robert Smalls, an enslaved crewmember of the CSS Planter, steals the boat, sails it past the heavily armed defenses of Charleston Harbor in South Carolina and delivers it into the hands of the Union forces further out. The bold act makes Smalls a hero in the North, an outlaw throughout the Confederacy and a powerful symbol of hope and freedom to the enslaved people of the South. Can't see the video? Watch on YouTube: http://youtu.be/IW6EQ7QkCC8 2012-10-09T11:30:14+00:00 http://www.scetv.org/index.php/sc_hall_of_fame/show/pat_conroy/ http://www.scetv.org/index.php/sc_hall_of_fame/show/pat_conroy/#When:15:18:20Z Author Pat Conroy is one of South Carolina’s—and America’s—most well-known writers. He fell in love with South Carolina when he was a teenager, and the state has provided him with inspiration, a sense of place and an appreciation for Southern storytelling. Can't see the video? Watch on YouTube: http://youtu.be/VnCfGOSGFb8 2012-08-08T15:18:20+00:00