YearrooWhen was the first laser built?
196020th century · 1900s
The first laser is built.
By Theodore Maiman. It used a ruby crystal.
1960
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- When did the hula hoop craze sweep America?1958
- When was Barbie launched?1959
- When did Alaska and Hawaii become states?1959
- When was the first televised presidential debate?1960
- When did Yuri Gagarin become the first person in space?1961
- When was the Berlin Wall built?1961
- When did Alan Shepard become the first American in space?1961
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