On this day in 1960, Theodore Maiman demonstrated the first functional laser at Hughes Research Laboratories, capable of producing short pulses.

1960年的这一天，西奥多·梅曼（Theodore Maiman）在休斯研究实验室演示了第一台可制造短脉冲的功能性的激光器。

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Fiftyyears ago this Sunday, Theodore Maiman and his fellow scientists atHughes Research Laboratory shined a high-power flash lamp on a rubyrod, triggering a beam of coherent light: the first laser.

50年前的这个星期天，休斯研究实验室的西奥多.梅曼和科学家用高功率闪光灯照射红宝石棒，引发光束相干： 第一台激光器 。

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In Theodore Maiman's first laser, a rod of man-made ruby supplied the electrons.

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In May 2011, Maiman got notice that a verdict was returned on the Raj Rajaratnam insider trading case.

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Maiman is a free lancer now who has contacts at various news outlets.

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My thanks to photographer Rick Maiman whose pics of white-collar defendants, prosecutors and lawyers help bring a human face to a story.

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