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Memorial Page for Theodore Maiman

Jul 11, 1927 – May 5, 2007(79 years)Died in:Vancouver, British Columbia

American physicist/Inventor of first working laser

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July 11th, 2026

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Biography

Birthplace

Los Angeles, Los Angeles County

Place of Death

Vancouver, British Columbia

Occupation

physicist

Nationality

United States

Cause of Death

mastocytosis

Awards(8)

Stuart Ballantine MedalOliver E. Buckley Condensed Matter PrizeWolf Prize in PhysicsNational Inventors Hall of FameR. W. Wood PrizeFellow of the American Physical SocietyJapan Prizehonorary Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons

Education(2)

Stanford UniversityUniversity of Colorado Boulder

Theodore Maiman (* July 11, 1927 in Los Angeles; † May 5, 2007 in Vancouver) was an american physicist/Inventor of first working laser. He was 79 years old. His education included Stanford University and University of Colorado Boulder. He received 8 awards, including Stuart Ballantine Medal, Oliver E. Buckley Condensed Matter Prize. His cause of death was mastocytosis.

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Born in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County

1927

Stuart Ballantine Medal

1962

Oliver E. Buckley Condensed Matter Prize

1966

R. W. Wood Prize

1976

Wolf Prize in Physics

1983

National Inventors Hall of Fame

1984

Japan Prize

1987

honorary Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons

1994

Died in Vancouver, British Columbia (mastocytosis)

2007

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Theodore Maiman. Forever remembered.