LEADER 03500nam 22007334a 450 001 9910813144503321 005 20231206211929.0 010 $a0-19-759225-2 010 $a0-19-020754-X 010 $a9786613890054 010 $a0-19-975572-8 010 $a1-283-57760-7 010 $a1-280-70393-8 010 $a0-19-803249-8 035 $a(CKB)1000000000555006 035 $a(EBL)422603 035 $a(OCoLC)437108946 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000277178 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11212966 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000277178 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10233906 035 $a(PQKB)10860579 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000736466 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11439963 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000736466 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10773203 035 $a(PQKB)11511979 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL998951 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10590422 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL389005 035 $a(OCoLC)806954345 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL422603 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL5292309 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL70393 035 $a(OCoLC)1028948649 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC998951 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000555006 100 $a20040210d2005 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aBeam$b[electronic resource] $ethe race to make the laser /$fJeff Hecht 210 $aOxford ;$aNew York $cOxford University Press$d2005 215 $a1 online resource (285 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-19-973871-8 311 $a0-19-514210-1 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aCONTENTS; 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 EFFICIENCY 327 $a14 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; INDEX 330 $aPrologue: 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. 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