Theodore Maiman
- Born: July 11, 1927 (Los Angeles, California)
- Died: May 5, 2007 (Vancouver, British Columbia)
Education
- 1949: BS, University of Colorado
- 1951: MS, Stanford University
- 1955: PhD, Stanford University (Physics)
Major Positions
- 1955–1961: Hughes Aircraft Company, Section Head, Hughes Research Laboratories
- 1961–1968: Korad Corporation, President and Founder
- 1968–1976: Maiman Associates, President and Founder
- 1972–1975: Laser Video Corporation, Vice President and Founder
- 1975–1983: TRW Electronics Company, Vice President, Technology
- 1983–2007: Private consultant
Other Positions
- 1993–1993: University of Asuncion, Paraguary, Visiting Professor
Selected Awards and Honors
- 1966: American Physical Society, Oliver E. Buckley Condensed Matter Prize
- 1980: National Academy of Sciences, Member
- 1983: Wolf Foundation Prize in Physics
Published Resources
Theodore H. Maiman, The Laser Odyssey (Blaine, WA: Laser Press, 2000)
Jeff Hecht, Beam: The Race to Make the Laser (New York: Oxford University Press, 2005)
Lasers & Applications, "Theodore Maiman: The First Laser," in Laser Pioneer Interviews (Torrance, CA: High Tech Publications: 1985), 85-99
