Theodore Harold Maiman

Background

Maiman, Theodore Harold was born on July 11, 1927 in Los Angeles, California, United States.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Engineering Physics, U. Colorado, 1949; Master of Science in Electrical Engineering, Stanford University, 1951; Doctor of Philosophy in Physics, Stanford University, 1955; Doctor of Philosophy (honorary), University Cordoba, Argentina, 1993.

Career

Section head, Hughes Research laboratories, 1955-1961; president, founder, Korad Corporation, Santa Barbara, California, 1961-1968; president, founder, Maiman Associations, Santa Barbara, California, since 1968; vice president, founder, Laser Video Corporation, Los Angeles, 1972-1975; vice president advanced technical and new ventures, TRW Inc. Electronics and Defense Sector, Los Angeles, 1975-1983. Visiting professor National U. Asuncion, Paraguay, 1993.

Achievements

• Theodore Harold Maiman has been listed as a noteworthy Physicist by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

With United States Naval Reserve, 1945-1946. Fellow Society Motion Picture and television Engineers, American Physical Society (Oliver E. Buckley prize 1966), Optical Society American (R.W. Wood prize 1976), Society Photographic and Instrumentation Engineers, Royal College Surgeons (honorary), 1994. Member National Academy Engineering, National Academy Sciences, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Society Information Display, Sigma Xi, Sigma Pi Sigma, Sigma Tau, Pi Mu Epsilon.