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Beam: The Race to Make the Laser
Author(s): Jeff Hecht (Author)
- Publisher: OUP USA
- Publication Date: 14 April 2005
- Edition: Illustrated
- Language: English
- Print length: 288 pages
- ISBN-10: 0195142101
- ISBN-13: 9780195142105
Book Description
Beam is the story of the three intense years from the birth of the laser idea to its breakthrough demonstration in a California laboratory. The quest was a struggle against physics, established wisdom, and the establishment itself. It is a fascinating tale of a remarkable and powerful invention that has become a symbol of modern technology.
