Bristol / Tokyo / Washington / London / Brussels / /
Company
Virgin Media / the Star / Technology Research Group / South Bank / Cockburn /
Continent
Europe / /
Country
Japan / Somalia / United States / Columbia / /
Currency
GBP / USD / /
Event
Person Travel / /
Facility
BAE Systems' Advanced Technology Centre / Columbia University / University of Southampton / American Institute of Physics / Institute of Defense Analysis / Earls Court / /
IndustryTerm
weapons systems / brother-in-law / optical equipment / energy / metal / steel / optical telecommunications / silicon ultrafast processors / optical distraction systems / radio network / large systems / broadband internet / gas lasers / /
Movie
War of the Worlds / /
MusicGroup
United Visual / /
Organization
American Institute of Physics / World Health Organization / National Medical Laser Centre / Optoelectronic Research Centre / Columbia University in New York / Advanced Research Projects Agency / Institute of Defense Analysis in Washington / University College London / Earls Court / University of Southampton / /
Person
Jonathan Ross / David Payne / Irnee d'Haenens / Eugene Arthurs / Sean Johnston / Stephen Bown / Gordon Gould / Hermione Cockburn / Hermione Cockburn Produced / Jeff Hecht / Alan Whicker / Kathleen Maiman / Arthur Schawlow / Colin Webb / Len Cooke / Walter Brattain / Ted Maiman / Albert Einstein / Keri Elmsley / Charles Townes / Theodore Maiman / /
Position
Announcer / producer / head / colour-blind assistant / historian / creative scientist / an electrical engineer / medical specialist / rather unusual photographer / particularly persistent reporter / assistant / candidate for lasers / scientist / leading laser historian / director / lawyer / Head of Optics and Laser Technology Department / /
PublishedMedium
The World Book Science Annual / Physical Review Letters / /
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