Lasers

Hal Hellman (1927 - 2016)

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 roselbex
00:07:00
Play 08 Some Interesting Applications roselbex
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