Given a sentence in German, provide an equivalent paraphrased translation in English that retains the same meaning both through the translation and the paraphrase.

Example Input: Der weltweit erste Laser wurde 1960 von den amerikanischen Wissenschaftlern Nikolay Basov und Alexander Prokhorov und dem russischen Wissenschaftler Charles H. Townes entwickelt.
Example Output: In 1960 , the world 's first laser was developed by American scientists Nikolay Basov and Alexander Prokhorov , and Russian scientist Charles H. Townes .

Example Input: Die Saison 1979 - 80 der National Basketball Association war die 34. Saison der NBA.
Example Output: The NBA season between 1979 and 80 was the 34th season of the National Basketball Association .

Example Input: Das unabhängige Mitglied John Archibald Maharg diente 1923 als Führer der Opposition, und Harris Turner, ebenfalls unabhängig, war 1924 und 1925 der Oppositionsführer.
Example Output:
In 1923 , John Archibald Maharg was an independent member of the opposition leader , and Harris Turner , also independent , served as opposition leader in 1924 and 1925 .