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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
Light therapy: Dr. Robert Jones of Oakville uses a special laser to remove a mark from a patient's face.
Light therapy: Dr. Robert Jones of Oakville uses a special laser to remove a mark from a patient's face.
9/10/1991
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
A laser gun, connected to a computer and set up in a seven-ton truck, is being used at York University to measure pollution and analyze weather condit(...)
A laser gun, connected to a computer and set up in a seven-ton truck, is being used at York University to measure pollution and analyze weather condit(...)
7/9/1975
Compact communicators: Resembling a pair of oversized binoculars, the laser link-up equipment is small and highly portable
Compact communicators: Resembling a pair of oversized binoculars, the laser link-up equipment is small and highly portable
7/2/1981
This sailor relies on hearing to make her way over the waves, Sue Pavlicic is blind but she's learning to sail a Laser, thanks to a buoy designed at S(...)
This sailor relies on hearing to make her way over the waves, Sue Pavlicic is blind but she's learning to sail a Laser, thanks to a buoy designed at S(...)
7/3/1987
Scoot Hughes, instructor at Humber College School of Sailing, watches as Jennifer Marshall executes a hiking out manoeuvre in a Laser 11 dinghy. One t(...)
Scoot Hughes, instructor at Humber College School of Sailing, watches as Jennifer Marshall executes a hiking out manoeuvre in a Laser 11 dinghy. One t(...)
8/16/1988