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Author:
Hecht, Jeff.
Title:
Beam : : the race to make the laser / by Jeff Hecht.
Publisher:
Oxford University Press,
Copyright Date:
2010, c2005
Description:
x, 274 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Subject:
Lasers--History--20th century.
Notes:
Reprint. Originally published: 2005. Includes bibliographical references (p. [241]-265) and index.
Summary:
Describes how a team of scientists sought to be the first to invent a practical device for light amplification, only to be beaten by a little-known physicist who created the first working ruby laser.
ISBN:
0199738718 (pbk.) :
9780199738717 (pbk.) :
Locations:
NYPE343 -- Charles City Public Library (Charles City)

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