Maiman
Americannoun
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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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