Laser

light · technology · science

Secret code name. The word 'laser' is actually an acronym! It stands for Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation.

First one ever. The very first working laser was built in 1960 by a scientist named Theodore Maiman.

Super straight light. Unlike a flashlight that spreads everywhere, laser light travels in a very tight, focused beam.

Brainy beginnings. Lasers came from the theoretical work of scientists Charles Townes and Arthur Schawlow, plus an invention by Gordon Gould.