Lasers were first constructed 25 years ago. An historical account and some recent work appear in this issue. There can hardly ever have been an instrument that so quickly became pervasive.
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Maddox, J. Why celebrate laser birthday?. Nature 316, 291 (1985). https://doi.org/10.1038/316291a0
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