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Maiman

American  
[may-muhn] / ˈmeɪ mən /

noun

  1. Theodore Harold 1927–2007, American engineer and physicist.


Maiman Scientific  
/ mā′mən /
  1. American physicist who constructed the first working laser in 1960.


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According to Maiman, the laser was initially dismissed as “a solution looking for a problem.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 24, 2026

It was physicist Theodore Maiman of the Hughes Research Laboratories who first demonstrated a laser, in Malibu, California, in 1960.

From Nature ● Jan. 8, 2019

“I think you can make the argument that she got less than 50 percent of the women,” said Seth Maiman, campaign manager for Del. Kumar Barve, one of the other Democratic candidates.

From Washington Post ● May 11, 2016

"Hospitals in the U.S. with even higher cesarean section rates are likely to reap even greater benefit," Maiman said.

From US News ● Apr. 29, 2015

Physicist Theodore Maiman, an early laser pioneer, described the new light source as "a solution seeking a problem."

From Time Magazine Archive

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