Beam [[electronic resource] ] : the race to make the laser / / Jeff Hecht
| Beam [[electronic resource] ] : the race to make the laser / / Jeff Hecht |
| Autore | Hecht Jeff |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2005 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (285 p.) |
| Disciplina | 621.36/6/09 |
| Soggetto topico | Lasers - History - 20th century |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
9786613890054
0-19-975572-8 1-283-57760-7 1-280-70393-8 0-19-803249-8 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
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 EFFICIENCY
14 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 |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910453067003321 |
Hecht Jeff
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| Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2005 | ||
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Beam [[electronic resource] ] : the race to make the laser / / Jeff Hecht
| Beam [[electronic resource] ] : the race to make the laser / / Jeff Hecht |
| Autore | Hecht Jeff |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2005 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (285 p.) |
| Disciplina | 621.36/6/09 |
| Soggetto topico | Lasers - History - 20th century |
| ISBN |
0-19-759225-2
0-19-020754-X 9786613890054 0-19-975572-8 1-283-57760-7 1-280-70393-8 0-19-803249-8 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
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 EFFICIENCY
14 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 |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910782573903321 |
Hecht Jeff
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| Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2005 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Beam [[electronic resource] ] : the race to make the laser / / Jeff Hecht
| Beam [[electronic resource] ] : the race to make the laser / / Jeff Hecht |
| Autore | Hecht Jeff |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2005 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (285 p.) |
| Disciplina | 621.36/6/09 |
| Soggetto topico | Lasers - History - 20th century |
| ISBN |
0-19-759225-2
0-19-020754-X 9786613890054 0-19-975572-8 1-283-57760-7 1-280-70393-8 0-19-803249-8 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
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 EFFICIENCY
14 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 |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910813144503321 |
Hecht Jeff
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| Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2005 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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How the laser happened [[electronic resource] ] : adventures of a scientist / / Charles H. Townes
| How the laser happened [[electronic resource] ] : adventures of a scientist / / Charles H. Townes |
| Autore | Townes Charles H |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, : Oxford University Press, 1999 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (200 p. ) : ill., facsim., ports |
| Disciplina | 621.36/6/09 |
| Soggetto topico |
Lasers - History
Masers - History Science and state - United States - History |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
9786610470853
1-282-36732-3 1-280-47085-2 0-19-802863-6 9786612367328 1-60256-702-6 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | 1. The Light That Shines Straight; 2. Physics, Furman, Molecules, and Me; 3. Bell Labs and Radar, a (Fortunate) Detour from Physics; 4. Columbia to Franklin Park and Beyond; 5. Maser Excitement--And a Time for Reflection; 6. From Maser to Laser; 7. The Patent Game; 8. On Moon Dust, and Other Science Advice; 9. The Rains of Orion |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910450093503321 |
Townes Charles H
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| New York, : Oxford University Press, 1999 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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How the laser happened [[electronic resource] ] : adventures of a scientist / / Charles H. Townes
| How the laser happened [[electronic resource] ] : adventures of a scientist / / Charles H. Townes |
| Autore | Townes Charles H |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, : Oxford University Press, 1999 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (200 p. ) : ill., facsim., ports |
| Disciplina | 621.36/6/09 |
| Soggetto topico |
Lasers - History
Masers - History Science and state - United States - History |
| ISBN |
0-19-773232-1
0-19-988242-8 9786610470853 1-282-36732-3 1-280-47085-2 0-19-802863-6 9786612367328 1-60256-702-6 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | 1. The Light That Shines Straight; 2. Physics, Furman, Molecules, and Me; 3. Bell Labs and Radar, a (Fortunate) Detour from Physics; 4. Columbia to Franklin Park and Beyond; 5. Maser Excitement--And a Time for Reflection; 6. From Maser to Laser; 7. The Patent Game; 8. On Moon Dust, and Other Science Advice; 9. The Rains of Orion |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910783353403321 |
Townes Charles H
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| New York, : Oxford University Press, 1999 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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How the laser happened [[electronic resource] ] : adventures of a scientist / / Charles H. Townes
| How the laser happened [[electronic resource] ] : adventures of a scientist / / Charles H. Townes |
| Autore | Townes Charles H |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, : Oxford University Press, 1999 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (200 p. ) : ill., facsim., ports |
| Disciplina | 621.36/6/09 |
| Soggetto topico |
Lasers - History
Masers - History Science and state - United States - History |
| ISBN |
0-19-773232-1
0-19-988242-8 9786610470853 1-282-36732-3 1-280-47085-2 0-19-802863-6 9786612367328 1-60256-702-6 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | 1. The Light That Shines Straight; 2. Physics, Furman, Molecules, and Me; 3. Bell Labs and Radar, a (Fortunate) Detour from Physics; 4. Columbia to Franklin Park and Beyond; 5. Maser Excitement--And a Time for Reflection; 6. From Maser to Laser; 7. The Patent Game; 8. On Moon Dust, and Other Science Advice; 9. The Rains of Orion |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910827327303321 |
Townes Charles H
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| New York, : Oxford University Press, 1999 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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