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The First Time the Laser Was Classified

Jeff Hecht

An argument between Bell Labs and ARPA in 1959 led to classification of a million-dollar ARPA project to make the first laser—and delayed the laser efforts of both parties.

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Publish Date: 01 January 2022


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