Episode
Horizon: Light of the 21st Century
Overview
Horizon presents a documentary on the development of the Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation device, or more commonly know as the Laser.
Details
- Series
- Horizon
- Season
- Season 15
- Episode
- Episode 7
- Air date
- 1978-03-10
- Runtime
- 60 min
Episode context
Light of the 21st Century is Episode 7 in 1978 of Horizon. It aired on 1978-03-10. The runtime is 60 min.
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