Oral history interview with Bernard Harold Soffer, 1985 May 29.

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Oral history interview with Bernard Harold Soffer, 1985 May 29.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/81179791

Member of Theodore H. Maiman's group at Hughes Research Laboratory shortly after Maiman invented the ruby laser; left Hughes with Maiman to join Quantatron and then Maiman's firm, Korad. Discusses some features of Quantatron. Describes the atmosphere at Korad and the work of its R&D group; policies and styles of Korad's management and Korad's relation to Union Carbide.

1 session, no tape or transcript.Notes: 5 p.

American Institute of Physics, Niels Bohr Library

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Theodore H. Maiman (b. July 11, 1927, Los Angeles, CA – d. May 5, 2007, Vancouver, BC) worked as a private consultant in high technology fields. Prior institutional affiliations included TRW Electronics Company and Laser Video Corporation. His research interests included condensed matter physics and lasers. ...

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