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Future applications for the amazing laser seem limited only by the imagination. As an industrial tool, the laser - a beam of light - is expected to serve a $1 billion market within a few years. University of Toronto physics professor Dr. B. P. Stoicheff demonstrates laser with help from graduate student Bob McCaren.
Future applications for the amazing laser seem limited only by the imagination. As an industrial tool, the laser - a beam of light - is expected to serve a $1 billion market within a few years. University of Toronto physics professor Dr. B. P. Stoicheff demonstrates laser with help from graduate student Bob McCaren.

Future applications for the amazing laser seem limited only by the imagination. As an industrial tool, the laser - a beam of light - is expected to serve a $1 billion market within a few years. University of Toronto physics professor Dr. B. P. Stoicheff demonstrates laser with help from graduate student Bob McCaren.

Date7/20/1970
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ProvenanceCourtesy: Toronto Star Photograph Archives
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Fingerprints On A Cheque are examined by forensic analyst Ed Campbell with the aid of the Ion/Argon Laser at OPP headquarters. A beam of laser light i(...)
Fingerprints On A Cheque are examined by forensic analyst Ed Campbell with the aid of the Ion/Argon Laser at OPP headquarters. A beam of laser light i(...)
6/15/1977
Laser beam donated by 100-year-old Col
Laser beam donated by 100-year-old Col
9/15/1971
On the beam: Laser Magic executives Alan Graf, left, Mark Lowman, centre, and Kevin McCarthy are taking technology's artistry into convention hall.
On the beam: Laser Magic executives Alan Graf, left, Mark Lowman, centre, and Kevin McCarthy are taking technology's artistry into convention hall.
7/11/1990
Laser-beam hokum made for crazy show-stopper
Laser-beam hokum made for crazy show-stopper
12/7/1989
Seeking evidence, Brian Dalrymple, an Ontario Provincial Police forensic analyst, uses a laser beam to detect fingerprints on a bottle. He and his nei(...)
Seeking evidence, Brian Dalrymple, an Ontario Provincial Police forensic analyst, uses a laser beam to detect fingerprints on a bottle. He and his nei(...)
5/30/1982
Goodby, birthmark. Her face frozen, lies on an operating table at Toronto General Hospital as plastic surgeon. Dr. Robert Newton erases a deep red birthmakr with a laser beam. Newton says three or four sessions will be needed and it will take six to eight months to see the full effect.
Goodby, birthmark. Her face frozen, lies on an operating table at Toronto General Hospital as plastic surgeon. Dr. Robert Newton erases a deep red birthmakr with a laser beam. Newton says three or four sessions will be needed and it will take six to eight months to see the full effect.
4/17/1980
That's a print: A new process that marries a computer and laser can produce a three-dimensional plastic model. Factotum Inc. says the process, called stereolithography, can produce prototypes for inventors in a fraction of the time now required. Company p
That's a print: A new process that marries a computer and laser can produce a three-dimensional plastic model. Factotum Inc. says the process, called stereolithography, can produce prototypes for inventors in a fraction of the time now required. Company p
5/12/1989
Laser research: Dr. Geraldine Kenney-Wallace, a leading authority in her field, adjusts a laser as she conducts an optoelectronic experiment at the La(...)
Laser research: Dr. Geraldine Kenney-Wallace, a leading authority in her field, adjusts a laser as she conducts an optoelectronic experiment at the La(...)
2/27/1985
Laser discs: Played on Pioneer Model CLD-900, the compact disc produces great sound, the 20-cm size holds 20 minutes of music videos and the 30-cm disc holds a two-hour movie
Laser discs: Played on Pioneer Model CLD-900, the compact disc produces great sound, the 20-cm size holds 20 minutes of music videos and the 30-cm disc holds a two-hour movie
3/26/1986
Laser - Guided Radiation Therapy Linear Accelerator James Bruyere Princess Margaret Hospital
Laser - Guided Radiation Therapy Linear Accelerator James Bruyere Princess Margaret Hospital
10/12/1995
Taking aim: OPP Constable Laura Hicks and Sergeant Brian Anderson try out the handgun laser computer simulation at the new headquarters building in Aurora
Taking aim: OPP Constable Laura Hicks and Sergeant Brian Anderson try out the handgun laser computer simulation at the new headquarters building in Aurora
8/1/1989
Gary Madryga: His company, Canadian Laser Systems, offers an inexpensive mode of communications
Gary Madryga: His company, Canadian Laser Systems, offers an inexpensive mode of communications
7/2/1981