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ERIC Number: EJ100089
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1974
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Lasers--From Abstraction to Reality
Bederson, Benjamin
Journal of College Science Teaching, 3, 5, 322-329, May 74
Summarizes the historical development of lasers, involving basic concepts in physics, applied technology, advanced experimental techniques, and human interactions. Indicates that the potential for invention of the laser had been with us at least 30 years before the event actually occurred. (CC)
Descriptors: College Science, Lasers, Physics, Science Education, Science History, Science Materials, Scientific Concepts, Scientific Principles, Semiconductor Devices
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