Beam is the story of the race to make the laser, the three intense years fromthe birth of the laser idea to its breakthrough demonstration in a Californialaboratory. INDICE: Preface; Prologue; 1.: The Laser Race; 2.: Microwaves Are the First Step; 3.: Leaping a Few Orders of Magnitude: The Optical Maser; 4.: The Outsider's Invention: The Laser; 5.: Bell Labs Takes the Early Lead; 6.: Stimulating the Emission of Money; 7.: A Spreading Interest in the Laser Idea; 8.: APause to Compare Notes; 9.: A Dark Horse Joins the Race; 10.: 'Everybody KnewIt Was Going to Happen Within Months'--Bell Labs Feels Safely in the Lead; 11.: A Crash Program at 'Pipsqueak Inc.'; 12.:. The Siren Call of the Laser; 13.: The Critical Question of Efficiency; 14.: An Idea Simpler in Theory than in Practice; 15.: Triumph in the Palace of Science; 16.: An Unexpected Struggle for Acceptance; 17.: 'We Were Astounded'--A Stunned Reaction; 18.: Runners-Up Cross the Finish Line; 19.: Epilogue; Dramatis Personae; Sources; Bibliography;Index
- ISBN: 978-0-19-973871-7
- Editorial: Oxford University
- Encuadernacion: Rústica
- Páginas: 288
- Fecha Publicación: 29/07/2010
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés