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Theodore Maiman
Theodore Maiman was an American physicist who operated the first working laser, a ruby laser, at Hughes Research Laboratories in 1960.
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The top alternative to Theodore Maiman in 2026 is Julian Schwinger with a score of 9.4/10, followed by Philip W. Anderson (9.2) and John Archibald Wheeler (9.1).
Julian Schwinger
Julian Schwinger was an American physicist who helped formulate quantum electrodynamics and shared the 1965 Nobel Prize...
Philip W. Anderson
Philip W. Anderson was an American physicist known for Anderson localization and broken symmetry, sharing the 1977 Nobel...
John Archibald Wheeler
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William Fowler
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Charles H. Townes
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Rainer Weiss
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David Wineland
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Serge Haroche
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Nikolay Basov
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Barry Barish
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William D. Phillips
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Alexander Prokhorov
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Arthur Schawlow
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Anne L'Huillier
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James Van Allen
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Nicolaas Bloembergen
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Arthur Ashkin
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Ferenc Krausz
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Gerard Mourou
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