Oral history interview with Elias Snitzer, 1984 August 4.

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Oral history interview with Elias Snitzer, 1984 August 4.

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The invention of the neodymium-glass laser, 1959-1961. Job discrimination on the basis of political views. American Optical Company's research policies, in general, and in regard to lasers, 1959-1977. Snitzer's research on other glass lasers, and on self Q-switching.

Sound recordings: 4 sound cassettes (ca. 4.0 hrs.), 1 session.Transcript: 69 p.

American Institute of Physics, Niels Bohr Library

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Snitzer, Elias

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Bromberg, Joan Lisa

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Historian (science). On history of science faculty at the University of Hawaii, Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn, and the Hebrew University; assistant to Léon Rosenfeld at the Niels Bohr Institute in Copenhagen (1969-1971); contract historian at the U. S. Department of Energy (1977-1981); and director of the Laser History Project co-sponsored by the American Institute of Physics, Center for History of Physics, from 1982. Wrote "The Laser in America, 1950-1970" in 1991 (MIT Press). Latest work ...

American Optical Company

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Southbridge, MA. From the description of Handbills and pamphlets, ca.1920-1955. (College of Physicians of Philadelphia). WorldCat record id: 122440621 ...