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American physicist Theodore Maiman is given a patent for his ruby laser systems, the world's first laser.
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Theodore Maiman
American physicist (1927–2007); inventor of the first working laser
Theodore Harold Maiman was an American engineer and physicist who is widely credited with the invention of the laser. Maiman's laser led to the subsequent development of many other types of lasers. The laser was successfully fired on May 16, 1960. In a July 7, 1960, press…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Ruby laser
Solid-state laser
A ruby laser is a solid-state laser that uses a synthetic ruby crystal as its gain medium. The first working laser was a ruby laser made by Theodore H. "Ted" Maiman at Hughes Research Laboratories on May 16, 1960.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)