Arthur Maitland

Professor Arthur Maitland was a pioneering figure in laser physics research. At the University of St Andrews, he very quickly established a group working on gas lasers, recognising that the gas-discharge laser had enormous potential for practical use. He was born in Blackburn on 7 December 1928 and died in 1994.

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Rerefences

• Plasma state devices, University of St Andrews