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The laser turns 60! May 29, 2020 22:18:21 GMT

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Post by ray on May 29, 2020 22:18:21 GMT

In May of 1960, Ted Maiman fired the first laser, a low powered ruby laser that was dubbed "a solution looking for a problem". Today, the laser is a critical part of our everyday lives. Whether it is powering the global internet, manufacturing our computer chips and smartphones, scanning our groceries or enabling the technologies of the future, it is safe to say that the laser is no longer looking for a problem.

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