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A Blast from the Past: Highlights of a Vintage Laser Collection | Features | Dec 2010 | Photonics Spectra
Wikipedia on Twitter: "On this day in 1960: Arthur Leonard Schawlow and Charles Hard Townes received the first patent for a laser. https://t.co/eVQ3rBUsZL https://t.co/D54kuR0qeF" / Twitter
![Laser research. Green laser beam being produced by a laser in a research laboratory. The acronym LASER stands for 'light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation'. The laser was developed in 1960 Laser research. Green laser beam being produced by a laser in a research laboratory. The acronym LASER stands for 'light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation'. The laser was developed in 1960](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/J4JPKB/laser-research-green-laser-beam-being-produced-by-a-laser-in-a-research-J4JPKB.jpg)