Maiman
Americannoun
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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
The controversy over who was responsible for the laser was further complicated when Theodore Maiman of Hughes Research Laboratories in Malibu, Calif., produced the first working device in 1960.
From Washington Post • Jan. 28, 2015
Just two years later, Physicist Maiman used the Townes-Schawlow theory and built the world's first working laser, a small, hand-held instrument that shot out bursts of brilliant red light.
From Time Magazine Archive
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