Theodore H. Maiman, 79, a physicist who built the first operational laser in the United States and promoted its many medical applications after initial public concern that he created a "death ray," ...

TOKYO—An American physicist and two agronomists, one American and one Indian, will receive the 1987 Japan Prize at ceremonies here April 14. Theodore Maiman, the father of laser technology, is being ...

Happy birthday, laser technology: May 16 marks the 50th anniversary of Theodore Maiman’s development of the world’s first working Light Amplification by Simulated Emission of Radiation (LASER, or ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. This is a ruby crystal from Theodore ...

MALIBU, Calif., May 16, 2010—HRL Laboratories, LLC, formerly Hughes Research Laboratories, will be designated a Physics Historical Site by the American Physical Society (APS) as the location where the ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. In May 1960 Theodore Maiman and Irnee ...

Sixty-five years ago today, Theodore Maiman successfully operated the first laser. In commemoration, this online Collection brings together many of the light-based Primers we have published, ...