Extension of the exhibition Lasers | Light | Life until 31st May 2020
ince 9th of January 2019, 45,000 visitors have visited the exhibition Lasers | Light | Life. From Science Fiction to HighTech- Photonics at the ESO Supernova on the campus in Garching near Munich. On the occasion of the 60th anniversary of the invention of the laser and due to the still high popularity, it will now be extended until the end of May 2020.
On 16th May 1960, the US physicist Theodore H. Maiman succeeded in generating coherent light for the first time. The laser was born 40 years after Albert Einstein laid the theoretical foundations for the stimulated emission of radiation. Much has happened since then. Lasers are not only used in basic research, but are now present in almost all areas of everyday life. In 2020 this invention of the century celebrates its 60th anniversary. A reason to join in the celebrations and to extend this exhibition on laser technology and research until 31st May 2020. So far, well over 40,000 visitors have visited this unique special show at the ESO Supernova on the Campus in Garching near Munich since January 2019 and interest has not diminished. Experience in an exciting circuit how lasers work, learn more about the development history and milestones of laser technology. Inform yourself about current and future fields of applications and dive into current research areas. What once began with science fiction has now become high-tech photonics. And of course you can also marvel at Maimans original laser, experiment with lasers yourself and elicit enchanting sounds from our man-high laser harp!
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Welcome to Photonworld – a platform for knowledge, interesting facts and science on the topic of light. Photonworld aims to provide a basic understanding of the physics of light and its countless phenomena. From medicine, to art and physics: all topics are covered.
Photonworld originated as an initiative of the excellence cluster the Munich-Centre for Advanced Photonics (MAP) and the Laboratory for Attosecond Physics (LAP) at the Max Planck Institute of Quantum Optics (MPQ).
The initiator of the project is Prof. Dr. Ferenc Krausz, Chair of Experimental Physics at the LMU and Director of the MPQ.
Photonworld’s Student Zone reports directly out of the PhotonLab, which is supported by the Munich Center for Quantum Science and Technology (MCQST) and the DFG Research Unit FOR 2783. At the PhotonLab, schoolteachers and students can find up-to-date information about experiments and goings-on at the lab, and plan their own visit to the laboratory.
