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SPIE presents the Advancing the laser video series: Honoring 50 years of laser achievements
The Laser at 50
Writer Jeff Hecht moderates a panel of laser dignitaries at the MIT Museum
Lasers: Transforming Life
Learn about the role lasers play in our everyday lives and their potential for our future.
LaserFest Kick-off Event: Steven Chu
February 12, 2010 — National Museum of American History
LaserFest Kick-off Event: Highlights
February 12, 2010 — National Museum of American History
Watch Theodore Maiman explain the first ruby laser
This TV clip was shown at a Theodore Maiman tribute symposium, hosted by The Optical Society and the Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO) in 2008.
Lasers: Solution Looking for a Problem
A documentary by Lawrence Sutherland
Laser History & Development
Interview with Charles H. Townes
Lasers: Today & The Future
Interview with Charles H. Townes
More Videos from our Supporters
On the Spot Cancer Diagnosis
Gastroenterologists Detect Cancer Cells Without a Biopsy Using Improved Endoscope
Save Money: Cut Energy Costs
Engineers Design Hand Held Device that Uses Lasers to Detect Drafts in Your Home, Save Energy, Money
Mars to Bars
Bio-Analytical Chemists Design Sensor to Detect Life on Mars and Likeliness of Headaches from Red Wines
Keeping Cool on the Ice
Materials Scientists Design High Tech Hockey Jersey
Inside the Clouds
Meteorologists Gather Important Information with 5-Satellite "A-Train" Group
Reducing Your Lead Footprint
Materials Scientists Lead the Way to Lead-Free Electronics with New Material
The Future of Lasers is Bright Blue
William S. Rees Jr. imagines a future where we will carry all of the information that we would ever need-our driver's license, credit cards, security codes, even our mother-in-law's phone number-on a CD-like disk the size of a dime.
The Fascinating World of Lasers
Find out more about how the laser works and its evolution into an effective tool used in many applications.
Educational Outreach Videos
Free Optics and Photonics Educational CDs and DVDs from SPIE
New Vistas in Adaptive Optics
Adaptive Optics at Palomar Observatory
Video Podcast with Ed Moses
Ed Moses talks about the National Ignition Facility