The history of the laser ;/ Mario Bertotti.

Author: Bertolotti, Mario.

Imprint:Philadelphia, PA : Institute of Physics 2005

Descriptionviii, 307 p. : ill., [14] p. of plates ; 24 cm.

Note:Wave and corpusular theories of light -- Spectropy - Blackbody radiation -- The Rutherford-Bohr Atom -- Einstein -- Einstein and light -- the photoelectric effect and stimulated emission -- Microwaves -- Spectroscopy: act II-- Magnictic Resonance -- The maser -- The proposal for an optical maser -- The misfortune (or fortune?) of Gordpn Gould -- An finally the laser!~ -- A solution in search of a problem or many problems with the same solution? Applications of the laser.

Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references(p. 297-298) and index.

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