The year was 1905 when a German scientist first announced his very own theory about light. This physicist was the great Albert Einstein and he announced what later became known as his famous “quantum theory of light”. This particular is important to the development of the modern laser because within this theory Einstein stated […]
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Continuing the Townes Legacy: Ellen Townes-Anderson Presents Her Laser Research at ICALEO 2015
Orlando, FL, Aug. 25, 2015 — Dr. Ellen Townes-Anderson, one of the four daughters of laser pioneer Charles Townes, will be a featured speaker at the Laser Institute of America’s 34th International Congress on Applications of Lasers & Electro-Optics (ICALEO®) in Atlanta, Georgia on Oct. 19, 2015. Townes-Anderson is a professor in the Department of Neurology […]
The Laser’s Founding Father: Remembering Charles H. Townes
By Geoff Giordano In his 1999 book How the Laser Happened, the late Charles Hard Townes explained that, “Once invented, lasers found a myriad of uses” and noted that they had advanced to the point that “the smallest lasers are so tiny one cannot see them without a microscope.” A far cry from the heady […]