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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
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
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
Laser-beam hokum made for crazy show-stopper
Laser-beam hokum made for crazy show-stopper
12/7/1989
Laser beam donated by 100-year-old Col
Laser beam donated by 100-year-old Col
9/15/1971
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
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 cane used by Rick Bernier is the first in Canada to be used by a blind person
Laser cane used by Rick Bernier is the first in Canada to be used by a blind person
5/25/1978
Grin and bare it: Laser technicians Andrea Radman, left, and Angela Liolios give patient Josie Buzzanca a whiter smile
Grin and bare it: Laser technicians Andrea Radman, left, and Angela Liolios give patient Josie Buzzanca a whiter smile
7/30/1998
Cobray M-11 9mm Machine Pistol with Laser Sights
Cobray M-11 9mm Machine Pistol with Laser Sights
12/1/1995