Laser Pioneers

Founders of the Early Laser

Robert H. Dicke, Gordon Gould, Charles Townes and Arthur Schawlow, Alexsandr M. Prokhorov and Nikolay Basov, and Theodore Maiman

Founders of the Early Laser

Nobel Laureates

Nobel Laureates: 1964-2009

 

More about Laser Pioneers

Luminaries past and present
View the photo tribute originally developed for SPIE Photonics West honoring laser pioneers and luminaries

Audio Interviews and Transcripts

SPIE: 50 Years Advancing the Laser- Video Interviews