Laser: Light of a Million Uses

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Courier Corporation, Jan 1, 1998 - Science - 264 pages
Engrossing story — past, present, and future — of tools that use light instead to perform a host of functions — from providing superb fidelity on CDs and conveniences at the check-out counter to transforming surgical processes and improving telephone service and TV reception. "A fascinating, comprehensive book for the layman. Richly, readably thorough." — Wall Street Journal.

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Contents

CHAPTER
1
CHAPTER
7
Zapping Energy for the Twentyfirst Century
171
The Laser Learns How to Read and Write
195
A Kind of Magic
210
The Laser as Artist and Entertainer
232
More Frontiers
249
Laser Safety
263
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