Provides a concise overview of lasers, focusing on conception of the idea, initial research, and the overall uses of lasers.

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Explains the science of lasers.

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

Discusses the many uses of lasers in science, industry, health, space, optics, video, and almost every imaginable part of our lives.

"A volume explaining inventor Philip Lubin's plan to create space probes that use the power of laser beams to push the probe out of the solar system at around one-third the speed of light"--

Describes the characteristics of lasers, how they are made, how they work, and how they are used.

Examines the sources of natural, artificial, biological, and reflected light and the properties and uses of lenses and lasers.

Discusses lasers, how they work, and their many uses.