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Happy Birthday to the L.A.S.E.R.

May 16, 1960   -  The first working laser was demonstrated by Theodore Maiman at Hughes Research Laboratories.  There are lasers used in every home in the United States today.  Powering all disc players (dvd & cd).  What does our future hold for these devices?  Although laser weapons are bukly and expensive to produce, there is [...]