- Laser | Definition, Acronym, Principle, Applications, Types | Britannica
Laser, a device that stimulates atoms or molecules to emit light at particular wavelengths and amplifies that light, typically producing a very narrow beam of radiation The emission generally covers an extremely limited range of visible, infrared, or ultraviolet wavelengths
- How do lasers work? | Who invented the laser? - Explain that Stuff
When Theodore ("Ted") Maiman developed the first practical laser, few people realized how important these machines would eventually become Goldfinger, the 1964 James Bond movie, offered a tantalizing glimpse of a future where industrial lasers could slice like magic through anything in their path—even secret agents! Later the same year, reporting on the award of the Nobel Prize in Physics
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