Theodore Maiman

Name: Theodore Harold "Ted" Maiman

Born: July 11, 1927, Los Angeles, California, USA

Death: May 5, 2007 (Age: 80)

Computer-related contributions

• American physicist.
• Made the first laser (light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation).

Significant publications

• The Laser Odyssey, which describes the events surrounding the creation of the first laser.

Honors and awards

• Stuart Ballantine Medal (1962).
• Wolf Prize in Physics (1983).
• Japan Prize (1987).