Theodore Maiman was an American physicist at Hughes Research Laboratories who built and operated the first working laser, a synthetic ruby crystal device, on May 16, 1960, after his own employer initially doubted the project's value.
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Built the first working laser.
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Source A History of TechnologyCharles Singer, E. J. Holmyard, A. R. Hall and Trevor I. Williams, editors
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Source Technology: A World HistoryDaniel R. Headrick
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1. A History of Technology
Charles Singer, E. J. Holmyard, A. R. Hall and Trevor I. Williams, editors, Oxford University Press, 1954- Birth Year: 1927
- Death Year: 2007
- Nationality: American
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Theodore Harold Maiman (July 11, 1927, May 5, 2007) was an American engineer and physicist who is widely credited with the invention of the laser.
- In Group: Optoelectronics and Display Pioneers, lead paragraph: laser, optical amplifier or display technology invention stated in own article
View the SourceTechnology: A World History
Laser (Wikipedia)
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The first laser was built in 1960 by Theodore Maiman at Hughes Research Laboratories, based on theoretical work by Charles H. Townes and Arthur Leonard Schawlow and the optical amplifier patented by Gordon Gould.
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