April 29th 05, 06:42 AM
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On Thu, 28 Apr 2005 21:58:41 -0500, (Richard
Harrison) wrote:
The last 40 years has seen emphasis shift to Optical Masers (Lasers).
These now have many applications from surgery to chart pointers. They
are also used to cut metal.
Hi All,
When I was a kid, I had an issue of Mad Magazine that published a
commemorative piece on notable unknown inventors, one of whom was
George Foont, the inventor of the Lazier Beam. The picture showed the
proud inventor with his invention whose beam of radiation shot out a
foot or two, and then drooped to illuminate the floor in front of him.
I also recall another, more sophisticated entry from the New Yorker.
It was with an inventor and his patent lawyer standing at the street
window of the lawyer's hi-rise office. The lawyer was holding the
beam projector aimed out the window, but a look of disgust was evident
in his expression:
"Death Ray!? It doesn't even slow them down!"
73's
Richard Clark, KB7QHC
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