Lasers
Among great technologic developments of the twentieth century has to be that of laser light with its myriad of applications in industry, communication, medicine and many other fields. As author Hal Hellman says in conclusion in this 1968 publication, “Indeed the most exciting probability of all is that lasers undoubtedly will change our lives in ways we cannot even conceive of now.” And, so has it been, and this treatise gives insight into the early days of the research and development of lasers.
This booklet is part of the Understanding the Atom Series from the United States Atomic Energy Commission Division of Technical Information.
- Summary by Larry Wilson
Genre(s): Science
Language: English
| Section | Chapter | Reader | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Play 01 | Introduction | Wayne Cooke |
00:07:01 |
| Play 02 | The Electromagnetic Spectrum | Wayne Cooke |
00:07:19 |
| Play 03 | Radio Waves | Wayne Cooke |
00:09:18 |
| Play 04 | Light and the Atom | Verla Viera |
00:09:33 |
| Play 05 | What’s So Special about Coherent Light? | Verla Viera |
00:08:20 |
| Play 06 | Controlled Emission | Wayne Cooke |
00:07:52 |
| Play 07 | A Laser Is Born and Lasing - A New Word | Rosemary McDonald (1938-2025) |
00:07:00 |
| Play 08 | Some Interesting Applications | Rosemary McDonald (1938-2025) |
00:11:45 |
| Play 09 | A Multitude of Lasers | Thiago |
00:11:16 |
| Play 10 | Communications and A Laser In Your Future? | Johnny Wong |
00:07:27 |