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Horizon

Season 15 · Episode 7

Light of the 21st Century

0.01h 0mMarch 10, 1978

Horizon presents a documentary on the development of the Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation device, or more commonly know as the Laser.

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Episode 3I Don't Want to Be a Burden
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Episode 7Light of the 21st Century
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Episode 9Now the Chips Are Down
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