num_pages: 413
description: Evolving in recent years from the stuff of science fiction to a part of everyday life with a seemingly boundless list of practical uses, laser beams are used in everything from performing delicate surgeries and delivering crystal-clear musical sound to tallying groceries at the supermarket. Though the use of lasers has become commonplace, they continue to fascinate. For electronics professionals, buffs, and students, and the experimenter in everyone, this unique book details approximately 100 interesting build-your-own laser projects, from ray guns and laser light shows to night scopes and laser pointers. Selected for their usefulness, educational value, or just plain quotient of fun, all of the projects have been thoroughly tested and debugged by the author. In addition to explicit instructions for each project, the book also includes lists of sources for all laser diodes, tubes, and other parts.
language: English
title: Lasers, Ray Guns, and Light Cannons: Projects from the Wizard's Workbench
titlecomplete: Lasers, Ray Guns, and Light Cannons: Projects from the Wizard's Workbench
genres: Science
ratings_count: 6
publisher: McGraw-Hill