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Science Catches Up With Space Laser Beams
Reports from New York and Chicago describe Hughes Aircraft and scientists led by Theodore Maiman achieving a laser system that could focus a beam from a satellite 1000 miles away onto areas about ten miles wide on Earth. Potential uses include sterilization, medical and industrial applications, with implications for communications and defense.
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New York
UPI
Rontis Aid
Hughes
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Chicago
Jie Aed
Board of Tradees
AOS
Howard Hughes
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Hughes Aircraft Corporation
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Howard Hughes Medical
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