1955 TOWNES, Charles Hard (1915 – 2015); GORDON, James Power (1928 – 2013); ZEIGER, Herbert (1925 – 2011)
The maser - new type of microwave amplifier, frequency standard, and spectrometer.
In 1964 Townes shared the Nobel Prize in Physics with Nicolay Gennadiyevich Basov and Alexandr Mihailovich Prokhorov "for fundamental work in the field of quantum electronics, which has led to the construction of osci…
GMN 14312 · https://historyofmedicine.com/id/16637
1963 GOLDMAN, Leon (1906 – 1997)
Effect of the laser beam on the skin.
One of the first papers on the application of lasers in medicine. In 1961 Goldman became the first researcher to use a laser to treat a human skin disease when he treated melanoma. The method later became popular in r…
GMN 6941 · https://historyofmedicine.com/id/9106
1967 GOLDMAN, Leon (1906 – 1997)
Biomedical aspects of the laser: The introduction of laser applications into biology and medicine.
The first book on the use of lasers in medicine and biology.
GMN 6942 · https://historyofmedicine.com/id/9107
1987 SEILER, Theo (1949 – ); WOLLENSAK, J
Correction of astigmatism with the excimer laser.
In 1985 Seiler performed the first large area ablation in a human eye to remove a corneal scar, having previously performed T-incisions with an excimer laser to correct for astigmatism.
GMN 7136 · https://historyofmedicine.com/id/9303
1990 PALLIKARIS, Ionnis (Παλλήκαρης Ιωάννης) (1947 – ); ET AL
Laser in situ keratomileusis.
Though several researchers developed the procedures for using an excimer laser to perform in situ karatomileusis (LASIK), "Pallikaris also independently conceived of a hinged flap using a microkeratome he had specific…
GMN 7135 · https://historyofmedicine.com/id/9302
2013 PHULARI, Basavaraj Subhaschandra
History of orthodontics.
This history covers 19th century and earlier developments but emphasizes 20th century material including "History of dental lasers and their applications in orthodontics," "History of of Invisalign," etc.
GMN 12927 · https://historyofmedicine.com/id/15174
