Beam : the race to make the laser / Jeff Hecht.

By:

Hecht, Jeff

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2005.Description: x, 274 p. : ill. ; 24 cmISBN:

0195142101 (acidfree paper)

Subject(s):

Lasers -- History

LOC classification:

TA1677 .H42 2005

Summary: Tells the story of the three years from the birth of the laser idea to its breakthrough demonstration in a California laboratory. The quest was a struggle against physics, established wisdom, and the establishment itself. This is a tale of a remarkable and powerful invention that became a symbol of modern technology.

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Books	Library First Floor	TA1677 .H42 2005 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	1	Available	9826

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Tells the story of the three years from the birth of the laser idea to its breakthrough demonstration in a California laboratory. The quest was a struggle against physics, established wisdom, and the establishment itself. This is a tale of a remarkable and powerful invention that became a symbol of modern technology.

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