John M.J.
Madey
Year
1989
Subject
Physics
Award
Ballantine
Affiliation
University of Hawaii
Citation
For development of the free-electron laser.
John M.J. Madey invented the first free-electron laser at Stanford University in 1977. Among the many applications, free-electron lasers have been used in medical and materials science research, and for unique applications in high-resolution nonlinear spectroscopy and remote sensing.
Information as of 1989