Ali Javan
- Born: December 27, 1926 (Tehran, Iran)
Education
- 1954: PhD, Columbia University (Physics)
Major Positions
- 1954–1959: Columbia University, Research Associate in Physics
- 1959–1962: Bell Laboratories, Member, Technical Staff
- 1962–1978: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Associate Professor to Professor of Physics
- 1978–1996: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Francis Wright Professor
- 1981–present: Laser Science Inc., Chief Scientist
- 1996–present: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Professor Emeritus of Physics
Selected Awards and Honors
Resources on the Web
Published Resources
Jeff Hecht, Beam: The Race to Make the Laser (New York: Oxford University Press, 2005)
Lasers & Applications, "Ali Javan: The Helium-Neon Laser," in Laser Pioneer Interviews (Torrance, CA: High Tech Publications: 1985), 115-127
