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Theodore Maiman

1927 - 2007

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Theodore Harold Maiman (July 11, 1927 – May 5, 2007) was an American engineer and physicist who is widely credited with the invention of the laser. Maiman's laser led to the subsequent development of many other types of lasers. The laser was successfully fired on May 16, 1960. In a July 7, 1960, press conference in Manhattan, Maiman and his employer, Hughes Aircraft Company, announced the laser to the world. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Theodore Maiman is the 64th most popular inventor (up from 275th in 2019), the 842nd most popular biography from United States (up from 4,845th in 2019) and the 19th most popular American Inventor.

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Among inventors, Theodore Maiman ranks 64 out of 426. Before him are William G. Morgan, John Boyd Dunlop, Louis Blériot, Emile Berliner, Willis Carrier, and Étienne Lenoir. After him are Louis Renault, Isaac Singer, Alberto Santos-Dumont, John Deere, Henry Fox Talbot, and Josephine Cochrane.

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Among people born in 1927, Theodore Maiman ranks 36. Before him are Rosalynn Carter, Janet Leigh, Robert Hossein, Marshall Warren Nirenberg, Simone Veil, and Gilbert Bécaud. After him are Lawrence Kohlberg, Hubert de Givenchy, Niklas Luhmann, Harry Belafonte, Emmanuelle Riva, and Raúl Alfonsín. Among people deceased in 2007, Theodore Maiman ranks 23. Before him are Alan Ball Jr., Benazir Bhutto, Sidney Sheldon, Aden Adde, Albert Ellis, and Paul Cohen. After him are Ralph Asher Alpher, Gian Carlo Menotti, István Sándorfi, Barry Nelson, Jerry Falwell, and Deborah Kerr.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Theodore Maiman ranks 842 out of 20,380. Before him are Merrick Garland (1952), Allen Ginsberg (1926), King Oliver (1881), John Dillinger (1903), Steve Perry (1949), and Jason Robards (1922). After him are Linda Lovelace (1949), Ralph Asher Alpher (1921), Kathleen Kennedy (1953), Thomas Burke (1875), Kathy Bates (1948), and Harvey J. Alter (1935).

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Among INVENTORS In United States

Among inventors born in United States, Theodore Maiman ranks 19. Before him are Douglas Engelbart (1925), Hiram Maxim (1840), Samuel Pierpont Langley (1834), Charles Goodyear (1800), William G. Morgan (1870), and Willis Carrier (1876). After him are Isaac Singer (1811), John Deere (1804), Josephine Cochrane (1839), Les Paul (1915), Ruth Handler (1916), and George Eastman (1854).

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