The laser is an electronic-optical device that produces coherent radiation, used in a wide variety of fields. But do you know where the word 'laser' came from? It is actually an acronym meaning Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation. The Laser was invented in 1960 by American physicist Theodore H. Maiman.
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