In the late 1950s, the race was on among American scientists to build the first light-amplification machine, or laser. Several developers, working independently, conducted experiments based on Charles Townes's early research, culminating with Theodore...

1920- American Physicist Disputes over his patents claims have made Gordon Gould one of the most controversial figures in laser history. Notwithstanding these controversies, most of the American laser industry is or has been licensed under his laser...

Gordon Gould (July 17, 1920 — September 16, 2005) was an American physicist who is widely (but not universally) credited as the inventor of the laser. He is best known for his thirty-year fight with the United States Patent and Trademark Office to...

Gordon Gould, 85, a physicist who spent decades trying to prove he invented the laser while in graduate school and who eventually received several key patents for laser technology, died Sept. 16 at Lenox Hill Hospital in New York City. He had circulatory and...

From the moment that Gordon Gould first conceived of the laser (light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation), he knew his invention would have a lasting effect on every aspect of the world around him. The realization was so great that the young...

Theodore H. MaimanVANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) _ Theodore H. Maiman, a physicist who built the first working laser in the United States and advocated for its use in medical applications, has died. He was 79.Maiman died Sunday at a Vancouver hospital from a rare genetic...

Beckie Tran doesn't have kids, which means she usually has no clue what presents to buy for her friends' children. Fortunately she gets advice from a separate group of buddies — including people she's never even met.Tran gets those gift ideas, and tips on dozens...