Lasers:

Invention to Application

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Size: 144 pages, 7 x 10

Publication Year:1987

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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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Front Matter	i-viii
The Laser: Still Young at 25?	1-16	(skim)
Lasers in Modern Industries	17-44	(skim)
Lasers in Communications and Information Processing	45-100	(skim)
Lasers in Medicine	101-117	(skim)
Lasers in Science	118-122	(skim)
Interactions between the Science and Technology of Lasers	123-130	(skim)
Contributors	131-132	(skim)
Glossary	133-134	(skim)
Plates	135-138	(skim)

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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 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