The Man Who Invented the Laser by Edwin Brit Wyckoff

Author:Edwin Brit Wyckoff [Wyckoff, Edwin Brit]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 978-1-4645-1159-2
Publisher: Enslow Publishers, Inc.
Published: 2014-08-15T00:00:00+00:00

Image Credit: Sam Ogden/Photo Researchers, Inc.

A laser helps to map this man’s brain.

Image Credit: Courtesy Kathleen Maiman

Ted received the Japan Prize in 1987. His wife, Kathleen, shakes hands with Emperor Akihito of Japan as Ted looks on.

Real Fact!

Lasers can do Fantastic Things

The brilliant light from lasers can be sharper than a knife and hotter than a blowtorch. These are just a few things lasers can do:

Create fabulous light shows for theaters and music concerts

Cut steel and other metals

Weld metal together

Burn holes through metal

Burn holes in diamonds

Handle delicate eye surgery

Remove tattoos

Eliminate birthmarks

Help surgeons operate without causing bleeding

Read laserdiscs, CDs, and DVDs

Send phone calls through a fiberglass strand thinner than human hair

Measure the distance from the Earth to the Moon

Guide airplanes and spacecraft

Read the price barcode with a supermarket scanner

Cut stacks of cloth to make clothing

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