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Laser: The Inventor, the Noble Laureate, and the Thirty-Year Patent War

by Nick Taylor
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Inventor's tumultuous journey claiming the laser.

If you're someone with a taste for David vs. Goliath type of battles, 'Laser: The Inventor, the Noble Laureate, and the Thirty-Year Patent War' will draw you in. It's the gritty reality of innovation—showing the struggle to get credit where it's due. Packed with insights into the American patent system, this book isn't just a technical recount; it's about the relentless human spirit behind one of the greatest technological advancements.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.
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Laser: The Inventor, the Noble Laureate, and the Thirty-Year Patent War

by Nick Taylor
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ISBN: 9780806524719
Authors: Nick Taylor
Publisher: Citadel Pr
Date of Publication: 2003-01-01
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: History, Biographies & Memoirs, Science
Related Topics: Social Justice, Medicine, Biography, Popular Science, American History, Physics, Autobiography
Goodreads rating: 3.31
(rated by 29 readers)

Description

An account of the man who successfully proved that he had invented the laser recalls Gordon Gould's thirty-year battle with the U.S. Patent Office to claim this important legacy, in an inside look at the American patent process. Reprint.
 

Inventor's tumultuous journey claiming the laser.

If you're someone with a taste for David vs. Goliath type of battles, 'Laser: The Inventor, the Noble Laureate, and the Thirty-Year Patent War' will draw you in. It's the gritty reality of innovation—showing the struggle to get credit where it's due. Packed with insights into the American patent system, this book isn't just a technical recount; it's about the relentless human spirit behind one of the greatest technological advancements.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

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