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SUMMARY:50 Years Of Lasers - Working at The Speed of Light - Dr Bill O'Nei
 ll\, Head\, IfM's Centre for Industrial Photonics
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CONTACT:Jo Griffiths
DESCRIPTION:2010 will celebrate 50 years of breath taking advances in lase
 r technology and applications. From the minds of a few ingenious physicist
 s\, a Nobel prize or two\, and the frenzied efforts of research laboratori
 es across the world\, the past 50 years has seen laser technology evolve f
 rom curious and mesmerising laboratory instruments\, to one of the most en
 abling and engaging  scientific inventions of all time. The pinpoint preci
 sion and steadfast direction of its beam is a wonder to behold.  The purit
 y of light emitted by the laser is easy to see\, its magic beguiles the ob
 server and holds their attention like no other scientific instrument.  The
  impressive light output is easily matched by the incredible applications 
 that have been developed to apply the uniqueness of spatial and temporal c
 oherence\, unmatched by natural sources of light.  This manmade wonder has
  grown so widespread in application that it touches every part of our live
 s\, from the production of magazines to the cooling of atoms\, and the wel
 ding of automobiles to the destruction of missiles.   This talk will prese
 nt a galloping  review of past achievements in laser manufacturing and  a 
 glimpse into the future research opportunities and manufacturing applicati
 ons of the next generation of high power laser technology.\nRefreshments a
 t 17.00.  Lecture 17.30 - 18.30.
LOCATION:Institute for Manufacturing\, 17 Charles Babbage Road\, Cambridge
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