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, 1954View the Source Technology: A World History
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