Beam is the story of the race to make the laser, the three intense years from the birth of the laser idea to its breakthrough demonstration in a California laboratory.
Beam is the story of the race to make the laser, the three intense years from the birth of the laser idea to its breakthrough demonstration in a California laboratory.
Jeff Hecht has been writing about lasers and optics for thirty-five years. A correspondent for New Scientist and a contributing editor to Laser Focus World, his books include: City of Light: The Story of Fiber Optics (OUP, 1999; expanded and revised edition 2004), Understanding Lasers: An Entry-Level Guide (2008), Understanding Fiber Optics (2005), Laser: Light of a Million Uses (1998), Laser Pioneers (1992), Optics: Light for a New Age (1988), and The Laser Guidebook (1991). His web site is www.jeffhecht.com.
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Preface Prologue 1.: The Laser Race 2.: Microwaves Are the First Step 3.: Leaping a Few Orders of Magnitude: The Optical Maser 4.: The Outsider's Invention: The Laser 5.: Bell Labs Takes the Early Lead 6.: Stimulating the Emission of Money 7.: A Spreading Interest in the Laser Idea 8.: A Pause to Compare Notes 9.: A Dark Horse Joins the Race 10.: "Everybody Knew It Was Going to Happen Within Months"--Bell Labs Feels Safely in the Lead 11.: A Crash Program at "Pipsqueak Inc." 12.: . The Siren Call of the Laser 13.: The Critical Question of Efficiency 14.: An Idea Simpler in Theory than in Practice 15.: Triumph in the Palace of Science 16.: An Unexpected Struggle for Acceptance 17.: "We Were Astounded"--A Stunned Reaction 18.: Runners-Up Cross the Finish Line 19.: Epilogue Dramatis Personae Sources Bibliography Index
Preface Prologue 1.: The Laser Race 2.: Microwaves Are the First Step 3.: Leaping a Few Orders of Magnitude: The Optical Maser 4.: The Outsider's Invention: The Laser 5.: Bell Labs Takes the Early Lead 6.: Stimulating the Emission of Money 7.: A Spreading Interest in the Laser Idea 8.: A Pause to Compare Notes 9.: A Dark Horse Joins the Race 10.: "Everybody Knew It Was Going to Happen Within Months"--Bell Labs Feels Safely in the Lead 11.: A Crash Program at "Pipsqueak Inc." 12.: . The Siren Call of the Laser 13.: The Critical Question of Efficiency 14.: An Idea Simpler in Theory than in Practice 15.: Triumph in the Palace of Science 16.: An Unexpected Struggle for Acceptance 17.: "We Were Astounded"--A Stunned Reaction 18.: Runners-Up Cross the Finish Line 19.: Epilogue Dramatis Personae Sources Bibliography Index
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