ALL THINGS PHOTONICS - Key Persons
Dennis Gabor is awarded the Nobel Prize in physics for his invention and development of the holographic method.
Dr. Dennis Gabor, winner of the 1971 Nobel Prize for physics, stands beside a portrait hologram made by McDonnell Douglas Electronics. Courtesy of McDonnell Douglas Electronics.
Donna Strickland (left), Gérard Mourou (middle), and Arthur Ashkin (right). Strickland courtesy of Bengt Nyman. Mourou courtesy of Joseph Xu/Michigan Engineering. Ashkin courtesy of Arthur Ashkin.
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- Corning Glass Researchers
Corning Glass researchers Robert Maurer, Donald Keck, and Peter Schultz invent fused silica fiber optic wire, capable of carrying 65,000× more information than copper wire.
U.S. President Ronald Reagan proposes the Strategic Defense Initiative, referred to as the "Star Wars" initiative, which creates a seismic shift in funding toward military and defense projects.
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- Kopin 's Board Director and Head of Its Audit Committee
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- Laurin Publishing Founder and CEO
- Scholarship
Laurin Publishing founder and CEO Teddi Laurin published the first issue of Optical Spectra magazine in 1967.