Lasers:

Invention to Application

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Size: 144 pages, 7 x 10

Publication Year:1987

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Authors:
John R. Whinnery, Symposium Chairman, Jesse H. Ausubel and H. Dale Langford, Editors; National Academy of Engineering
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Since the initial laser beam in 1960, use of lasers has mushroomed, opening new frontiers in medicine, manufacturing, communications, defense, and information storage and retrieval. Lasers: Invention to Application brings together a series of chapters by eminent scientists spanning the ...
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"I could have done with a book like Lasers when I started reporting for a laser magazine in the early 1980's. It puts the different aspects in perspective and introduces the most exciting areas." --Michael Wenyon in New Scientist
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Description

Since the initial laser beam in 1960, use of lasers has mushroomed, opening new frontiers in medicine, manufacturing, communications, defense, and information storage and retrieval. Lasers: Invention to Application brings together a series of chapters by eminent scientists spanning the broad range of today's laser technology.

Reviews

"I could have done with a book like Lasers when I started reporting for a laser magazine in the early 1980's. It puts the different aspects in perspective and introduces the most exciting areas." --Michael Wenyon in New Scientist

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National Academy of Engineering (NAE)

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"Modern Comunication" from the Beyond Discovery series