Beam
Download or Read eBook Beam PDF written by Jeff Hecht and published by Oxford University Press on Demand. This book was released on 2005-03-10 with total page 285 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
| Author | : Jeff Hecht |
| Publisher | : Oxford University Press on Demand |
| Total Pages | : 285 |
| Release | : 2005-03-10 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9780195142105 |
| ISBN-13 | : 0195142101 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (05 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Beam by : Jeff Hecht
Book excerpt: Prologue: May 16, 1960, 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. 11. A Crash Program at "Pipsqueak Inc.". 12. The Siren Call of the Laser. 13. The Critical Question of Efficiency.
