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Born
when he was born -
found his dad's lab
he was twelve and found his dad's lab to start researching and doing experiments -
graduated from high school
at seventeen -
Period: to
time at university
Stanford University (1955), Stanford University (1951), University of Colorado Boulder (1949), Columbia University -
demonstrated the laser
LASER!!!!! -
he sent some mail to the physical review letters
Maiman sent a paper to the Physical Review Letters about his achievement, but received a letter of rejection -
the first scientific report about the first laser
the first scientific report about the first laser was not in the USA but great Britain -
moved to Vancouver with his wife Kathleen
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he was awarded an honorary doctorate from Simon Fraser University
he was awarded an honorary doctorate from Simon Fraser University -
died
the end of his life