The Laser Inventor: Memoirs of Theodore H. Maiman

by Theodore H. Maiman

Book Overview

In these engaging memoirs of a maverick, Theodore H. Maiman describes the life events leading to his invention of the laser in 1960. Maiman succeeded using his expertise in physics and engineering along with an ingenious and elegant design not anticipated by others. His pink ruby laser produced mankind's first-ever coherent light and has provided transformational technology for commerce, industry, telecom, the Internet, medicine, and all the sciences...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3319871943
• ISBN13: 9783319871943
• Release Date: June 2019
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 312 Pages