03543nam 22007454a 450 991045306700332120211005035000.097866138900540-19-975572-81-283-57760-71-280-70393-80-19-803249-8(CKB)1000000000555006(EBL)422603(OCoLC)437108946(SSID)ssj0000277178(PQKBManifestationID)11212966(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000277178(PQKBWorkID)10233906(PQKB)10860579(SSID)ssj0000736466(PQKBManifestationID)11439963(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000736466(PQKBWorkID)10773203(PQKB)11511979(MiAaPQ)EBC998951(MiAaPQ)EBC5292309(Au-PeEL)EBL998951(CaPaEBR)ebr10590422(CaONFJC)MIL389005(OCoLC)806954345(MiAaPQ)EBC422603(Au-PeEL)EBL422603(Au-PeEL)EBL5292309(CaONFJC)MIL70393(OCoLC)1028948649(EXLCZ)99100000000055500620040210d2005 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrBeam[electronic resource] the race to make the laser /Jeff HechtOxford ;New York Oxford University Press20051 online resource (285 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-19-973871-8 0-19-514210-1 Includes bibliographical references and index.CONTENTS; PROLOGUE: MAY 16, I960, MALIBU, CALIFORNIA; 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; I I A CRASH PROGRAM AT ""PIPSQUEAK INC.""; 12 THE SIREN CALL OF THE LASER; 13 THE CRITICAL QUESTION OF EFFICIENCY14 AN IDEA SIMPLER IN THEORY THAN IN PRACTICE15 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; I 9 EPILOGUE; DRAMATIS PERSONAE; SOURCES; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEXPrologue: May 16, 1960, Malibu, California. 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 SimpLasersHistory20th centuryElectronic books.LasersHistory621.36/6/09Hecht Jeff47627MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910453067003321Beam2447101UNINA