lasers

Discusses the scientific discovery and development of the use of high intensity light, called laser, and its use in our daily lives.

What was supposed to be a test flight of the technology and crew of "Able One," an experimental aircraft armed with a high-power laser that can knock out missiles, becomes an urgent mission when a rogue North Korean faction launches a nuclear missile that destroys most of the world's satellites, and intelligence reveals they have two more weapons yet to be deployed.

A biography of Theodore H. Maiman, the engineer who invented the laser.

Traces the work of the physicist who finally won recognition as the inventor of lasers after a long battle to be given credit for his ideas.

Illustrates the properties of light and the production and uses of lenses and lasers. Includes instructions for making a periscope.

This book will help you find out about light and the way you see. You can see how light behaves in different circumstances- from rainbow to lasers.

Shows how lasers are used to create holograms, which are perfect three-dimensional images of objects that aren't actually there.