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Author:   Jeff Hecht (Freelance writer and correspondent, Freelance writer and correspondent, New Scientist)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press Inc
Imprint:   Oxford University Press Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 23.40cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 15.60cm
Weight:   0.404kg
ISBN:  

9780199738717

ISBN 10:   0199738718
Pages:   288
Publication Date:   29 July 2010
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

"Preface Prologue 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 Simpler in Theory than in Practice 15. 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 19. Epilogue Dramatis Personae Sources Bibliography Index"

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"Listed in New Books, Physics Today Listed in Science Book News ""Hecht tells the story of the several competing laboratories that were attempting in the late 1950s to use the phenomenon of simulated emisson to produce a coherent and monochromatic light source. The story is interesting in its own right, both to physicists and engineers interested in the intellectual climate of the time and to the general public as an example of excitement and competition within the scientific community.""--CHOICE ""Valuable resource. ... readers can enjoy it as a readable account of how science is actually done.""--Science"

Hecht tells the story of the several competing laboratories that were attempting in the late 1950s to use the phenomenon of simulated emisson to produce a coherent and monochromatic light source. The story is interesting in its own right, both to physicists and engineers interested in the intellectual climate of the time and to the general public as an example of excitement and competition within the scientific community. CHOICE

Listed in New Books, Physics Today Listed in Science Book News Hecht tells the story of the several competing laboratories that were attempting in the late 1950s to use the phenomenon of simulated emisson to produce a coherent and monochromatic light source. The story is interesting in its own right, both to physicists and engineers interested in the intellectual climate of the time and to the general public as an example of excitement and competition within the scientific community. --CHOICE Valuable resource. ... readers can enjoy it as a readable account of how science is actually done. --Science

Author Information

Jeff Hecht has been writing about lasers and optics for thirty-five years. A correspondent for New Scientist and a contributing editor to Laser Focus World, his books include: City of Light: The Story of Fiber Optics (OUP, 1999; expanded and revised edition 2004), Understanding Lasers: An Entry-Level Guide (2008), Understanding Fiber Optics (2005), Laser: Light of a Million Uses (1998), Laser Pioneers (1992), Optics: Light for a New Age (1988), and The Laser Guidebook (1991). His web site is www.jeffhecht.com.

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