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Laser-beam hokum made for crazy show-stopper
Laser-beam hokum made for crazy show-stopper

Laser-beam hokum made for crazy show-stopper

Date12/7/1989
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Original Toronto Star caption: Laser-beam hokum made for crazy show-stopper.
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Photographs
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    ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
    CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
    Usage Rights Copyright (Learn More)
    Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
    Object NumberTSPA_0066370F
    Future applications for the amazing laser seem limited only by the imagination. As an industrial tool, the laser - a beam of light - is expected to serve a $1 billion market within a few years. University of Toronto physics professor Dr. B. P. Stoicheff demonstrates laser with help from graduate student Bob McCaren.
    Future applications for the amazing laser seem limited only by the imagination. As an industrial tool, the laser - a beam of light - is expected to serve a $1 billion market within a few years. University of Toronto physics professor Dr. B. P. Stoicheff demonstrates laser with help from graduate student Bob McCaren.
    Barkley, Harold
    7/20/1970
    Fingerprints On A Cheque are examined by forensic analyst Ed Campbell with the aid of the Ion/Argon Laser at OPP headquarters. A beam of laser light i(...)
    Fingerprints On A Cheque are examined by forensic analyst Ed Campbell with the aid of the Ion/Argon Laser at OPP headquarters. A beam of laser light i(...)
    Olsen, Bob, 1931-2022
    6/15/1977
    Goodby, birthmark. Her face frozen, lies on an operating table at Toronto General Hospital as plastic surgeon. Dr. Robert Newton erases a deep red birthmakr with a laser beam. Newton says three or four sessions will be needed and it will take six to eight months to see the full effect.
    Goodby, birthmark. Her face frozen, lies on an operating table at Toronto General Hospital as plastic surgeon. Dr. Robert Newton erases a deep red birthmakr with a laser beam. Newton says three or four sessions will be needed and it will take six to eight months to see the full effect.
    Goode, Jeff
    4/17/1980
    Seeking evidence, Brian Dalrymple, an Ontario Provincial Police forensic analyst, uses a laser beam to detect fingerprints on a bottle. He and his nei(...)
    Seeking evidence, Brian Dalrymple, an Ontario Provincial Police forensic analyst, uses a laser beam to detect fingerprints on a bottle. He and his nei(...)
    Bull, Ron
    5/30/1982
    Laser beam donated by 100-year-old Col
    Laser beam donated by 100-year-old Col
    Bezant, Graham
    9/15/1971
    On the beam: Laser Magic executives Alan Graf, left, Mark Lowman, centre, and Kevin McCarthy are taking technology's artistry into convention hall.
    On the beam: Laser Magic executives Alan Graf, left, Mark Lowman, centre, and Kevin McCarthy are taking technology's artistry into convention hall.
    Power, Peter
    7/11/1990
    A traffic-stopper. It's just one of those situations made to harrass the poor beleagured motorist. The Lakeshore westbound has to bear the brunt of tr(...)
    A traffic-stopper. It's just one of those situations made to harrass the poor beleagured motorist. The Lakeshore westbound has to bear the brunt of tr(...)
    Bull, Ron
    9/8/1979
    These two show-stoppers show off their teamwork
    These two show-stoppers show off their teamwork
    Goode, Jeff
    1/31/1979
    Bounteous, blooming beauty, Club members Beverly Hargraft, left, and Martha Finkelstein prepare for the Garden Club of Toronto show, Show Stoppers, to(...)
    Bounteous, blooming beauty, Club members Beverly Hargraft, left, and Martha Finkelstein prepare for the Garden Club of Toronto show, Show Stoppers, to(...)
    Dunlop, Al
    2/22/1989
    From the Olympic Plaza (above) to the Saddledome (below) a nightly laser show casts its magic over Calgary
    From the Olympic Plaza (above) to the Saddledome (below) a nightly laser show casts its magic over Calgary
    Goode, Jeff
    2/18/1988
    Scene of the crime, The Crime Stoppers program relies heavily on television to show re-enactments of crimes such as this one in which the owner of a d(...)
    Scene of the crime, The Crime Stoppers program relies heavily on television to show re-enactments of crimes such as this one in which the owner of a d(...)
    Russell, Jim
    5/25/1988
    Show stopper
    Show stopper
    McConnell, Colin
    2/22/1986