Re: CBL/ Mag Field Sensor/Horse and car

[Herbert H Gottlieb <herbgottlieb@JUNO.COM>]

Thanks for the correction, David.  I'm surprized that no one else caught
the
error. Would you believe that this is not the first error that I have
ever made (-:

Herb

On Thu, 03 Jun 1999 23:03:40 -0500 brian whatcott <inet@INTELLISYS.NET>
writes:
> At 10:58 6/3/99 -0400, David wrote:
> > Regarding Herb's comment:
> > >   ...                                   . For example, in the
> > > 1940's the laser was called a solution looking for a problem to
> > > solve. Since then we have found many applications for the laser in
> > > our physics demos and labs.  ..... and we keep finding more
> > > applications all the time as we look for them.   ...
> >
> > Who was the prophet who said this in the 1940's anticipating the
> > invention of the laser in 1960?
> >
> > David Bowman
> > dbowman@georgetowncollege.edu
>
>
> Einstein is said to have recognized the existence of stimulated
> emission
> in 1917 - and Townes with others implemented a maser in the fifties.
> With Schawlow he soon mentioned the possibility of a similar device
> at light frequencies. These folks and some soviets might reasonably
> be called prophets. It is Maiman's ruby rod we associate with the
> 1960 birthdate
> (Support from Enc Brit 15th ed. "Laser & Maser")
>
> brian whatcott <inet@intellisys.net>
> Altus OK