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Congressional Record—House H3090 H3090 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE May 4, 2010 Ms. FUDGE. Mr. Speaker, at this Whereas LaserFest is a year-long celebra- standing that, in a prior life, Dr. time, I would ask that my colleagues tion of the 50th anniversary intended to EHLERS knew one of the persons cited support H. Res. 1213. bring public awareness to the story of the in this resolution, Dr. Townes, so it is I yield back the balance of my time. laser and scientific achievement generally, especially fitting that he is the spon- and was founded by the following partners: The SPEAKER pro tempore. The the Optical Society of America, the Amer- sor. question is on the motion offered by ican Physical Society, the International So- Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues to the gentlewoman from Ohio (Ms. ciety for Optical Engineering, and IEEE: support the resolution, and I reserve FUDGE) that the House suspend the Now, therefore, be it the balance of my time. rules and agree to the resolution, H. Resolved, That the House of Representa- Mr. HALL of Texas. I yield myself Res. 1213. tives— such time as I may consume. The question was taken. (1) recognizes the 50th anniversary of the Mr. Speaker, H. Res. 1310 celebrates The SPEAKER pro tempore. In the laser; and the 50th anniversary of the construc- opinion of the Chair, two-thirds being (2) recognizes the need for continued sup- tion of the laser, marking a major port of scientific research to maintain Amer- in the affirmative, the ayes have it. ica’s future competitiveness. milestone in scientific discovery. Ms. FUDGE. Mr. Speaker, on that I In 1953, Charles Townes produced demand the yeas and nays. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- what would become a precursor to the The yeas and nays were ordered. ant to the rule, the gentlewoman from laser—the first microwave amplifier. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- Ohio (Ms. FUDGE) and the gentleman Townes and his colleagues teamed up ant to clause 8 of rule XX and the from Texas (Mr. HALL) each will con- with Bell Laboratories in 1957 to begin Chair’s prior announcement, further trol 20 minutes. extensive research on the amplification proceedings on this motion will be The Chair recognizes the gentle- devices. Their focus shifted only to postponed. woman from Ohio. those amplifiers which produced visible GENERAL LEAVE f light. In 1958, Bell Laboratories sub- Ms. FUDGE. Mr. Speaker, I ask mitted a patent for an optical laser. RECOGNIZING THE 50TH unanimous consent that all Members However, such a device had yet to be ANNIVERSARY OF THE LASER may have 5 legislative days to revise successfully created. It was not until Ms. FUDGE. Mr. Speaker, I move to and extend their remarks and to in- Charles Townes and Gordon Gould met suspend the rules and agree to the reso- clude extraneous material on H. Res. in 1958 that the fundamentals of the lution (H. Res. 1310) recognizing the 1310, the resolution now under consid- laser and of the open resonator design 50th anniversary of the laser. eration. were first discussed. In 1960, Theodore The Clerk read the title of the resolu- The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there Maiman constructed the first oper- tion. objection to the request of the gentle- ational laser. He used theories and The text of the resolution is as fol- woman from Ohio? plans published by Bell Labs, Gould, lows: There was no objection. and Townes to construct this remark- H. RES. 1310 Ms. FUDGE. I yield myself such time able device. Whereas the invention of the laser was one as I may consume. Charles Townes was later awarded of the groundbreaking scientific achieve- Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of the Nobel Prize for Physics, along with ments of the 20th century; House Resolution 1310, which cele- scientists Nikolay Basov and Alek- Whereas in 1953, Charles H. Townes, along brates the 50th anniversary of the cre- sandr Prokhorov, for their work in with graduate students James Gordon and ation of the first laser. quantum electronics, which laid the Herbert Zeiger produced the first master de- The world’s first laser was operated groundwork for the construction of la- vice, which was a precursor to the laser that on May 16, 1960. It was constructed by relied on microwave radiation instead of sers. visible or infrared radiation; Theodore Maiman at Hughes Research We rely on lasers in our daily lives, Whereas concurrent to Charles H. Townes’ Laboratories in Malibu, California. and they are found in everyday prod- activities, Nikolay Basov and Aleksandr This was a significant engineering and ucts, such as laser printers, barcode Prokhorov of the Soviet Union independ- scientific feat. scanners, and numerous medical de- ently produced a maser with significant Theodore Maiman’s work was pre- vices. The world sales of lasers are esti- technical advances which allowed contin- ceded by theoretical work by Charles mated at well over $5 billion to date. uous output; Townes, James Gordon, Herbert Zeiger, Today, in large part, we realize that Whereas Charles H. Townes, Nikolay Nikolay Basov, and Aleksandr Basov, and Aleksandr Prokhorov shared the great success stories, such as the con- 1964 Nobel Prize in Physics for their ‘‘funda- Prokhorov. Townes, Basov, and struction of lasers, are due to Amer- mental work in the field of quantum elec- Prokhorov won the 1964 Nobel Prize in ican ingenuity, which stems directly tronics’’, which led to the construction of Physics for their work. from the investment in basic research masers, and subsequently lasers; One of the peculiarities of the and in our outstanding institutions of Whereas in 1960, Theodore H. Maiman con- achievement of the invention of the higher learning. The laser is a prime structed the first functioning laser at laser is that, for many years after its example of basic research that ended Hughes Research Laboratories in Malibu, creation, the laser was an invention up having multiple applications well California, and the laser was first operated without many practical applications. on May 16, 1960; beyond what its creators could have Whereas Theodore H. Maiman was the re- However, as time went on, scientists ever conceived. cipient of the 1983/1984 Wolf Prize in Physics and engineers recognized the incredible The construction of the laser is but for his realization of the first operating potential of the laser. Today, the laser one example that leaves me confident laser; is almost ubiquitous. It can be found in in America’s place at the top of the sci- Whereas since being created in 1960, lasers almost every home, office, and auto- entific world. I applaud these great sci- have become an integral and essential part mobile in America. Lasers are also big entists for their contributions to our of our daily lives. Lasers can be found in a business, with annual laser sales ap- community, and I urge my colleagues wide range of applications including in com- proaching $6 billion per year, and grow- pact disc players, laser printers, barcode to do the same. scanners, digital video devices (DVDs), in- ing. Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance dustrial welders, and surgical apparatus, The story of the laser is illustrative of my time. amongst others; of how investments in basic R&D can Ms. FUDGE. Mr. Speaker, I would Whereas total global sales of lasers in 2010 have huge economic and scientific im- just ask that my colleagues support is expected to top 5.9 billion dollars; plications down the road. It is a story this resolution, H. Res. 1310, and I yield Whereas innovations flowing from basic re- to remember well as this Congress pre- back the balance of my time. search such as the laser have made America pares to take up the America COM- The SPEAKER pro tempore. The into the world leader in technology develop- PETES Reauthorization Act in the question is on the motion offered by ment; Whereas continued support of scientific re- coming weeks. the gentlewoman from Ohio (Ms. search programs is indispensible to main- I would like to take a moment to rec- FUDGE) that the House suspend the taining America’s position as the global ognize the sponsor of this resolution, rules and agree to the resolution, H. leader in technology and innovation; and Dr. VERN EHLERS. It is my under- Res. 1310. 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The TIROS I spacecraft gave the CELEBRATING 50TH ANNIVERSARY ellite continued to enhance understanding and performance by further testing and de- United States crucial experience re- OF THE U.S. TELEVISION INFRA- velopment of space power systems, sensor de- lated to satellite technology and appli- RED OBSERVATION SATELLITE velopment, and other technologies; cations. Over the past 50 years, NASA Ms.
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