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The first working laser

1960 CE · United States, North America · Technology

The first working laser
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A laser is a device that emits light through a process of optical amplification based on the stimulated emission of electromagnetic radiation. The word laser originated as an acronym for light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation.

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