How to Watch a Laser Show

This Saturday, the Cambridge Science Festival opens with a lunchtime laser show. This is the final post in a series of posts designed to familiarize you with lasers.

What's in a laser?

Eleven days from today, the Cambridge Science Festival opens with a lunchtime laser show. This is the third in a series of posts designed to familiarize you with lasers -- before the showtime lights dim.

Of Lightbulbs and Lasers

On April 24, the Cambridge Science Festival will open with a laser show. You'll be sitting in the dark, waiting for the show to start -- and then you'll think, "WAIT! How does that work?"

Let's start with a thought experiment...





Lasers and lightbulbs continue below the cut!

The Light Fantastic: An Illustrated History of Laser Development

Hello, everybody! Welcome to the Cambridge Science Festival blog. My name is Amali, and this is the first part of a three-part Tuesday series about LASERS.

I'm writing about lasers for two reasons: firstly because I like lasers, and secondly because the Cambridge Science Festival opens with a laser show on Saturday, April 24. I want you to be ready.

This week's topic: milestones in laser development.



The answer's under the cut...