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Laser Trivia Quiz Questions and Answers
What is a laser?
A: A laser is a device that emits light through a process of optical amplification based on the stimulated emission of electromagnetic radiation.
The term "laser" originated as an acronym for what?
A: Light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation.
The first laser was built in what year?
A: 1960.
Who built it?
A: Theodore H. Maiman at Hughes Research Laboratories.
It was based on theoretical work by whom?
A: Charles Hard Townes and Arthur Leonard Schawlow.
A laser differs from other sources of light in that it emits light how?
A: Coherently, spatially and temporally.