The Commercial Development and Application of Laser Technology, A Report

New York and Buenos Aires:: Hobbs, Dorman & Company, Inc., 1965. 8" wide by 10.75" tall. A solid copy -- square and reasonably tight. Inner hinges are perfect. WITHDRAWN stamp, and a few other library markings. NO pocket. Pages are clean. NO underlining. NO highlighting. NO margin notes. Illustrated with figures, diagrams, and numerous b/w photographs of 1960s-vintage laser equipment. Tables. Graphs. Bibliography. Bound in the original red boards, with a black cloth spine lettered in gold. Among the report's 11 major sections are: Introduction; Laser classification (ruby, gas, injection); Material processing (welding, machining, quality control, etc.); Communications; Optical data processing; Medicine and biology; Physical and chemical applications; Atmospheric measurement; Miscellaneous applications; The laser industry. From the Summary of Conclusions: "In general, our research has shown that many of the claims made in 1961 and 1962 about the laser's tremendous market potential were overstated." From Publisher's Note: "This report was originally prepared by a group of second-year students at the Harvard Graduate School of Business Administration in partial fulfillment of the requirements of Professor Georges F. Doriot's course in Manufacturing. portions of the report have been revised." . First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good EX-LIBRARY./No jacket. x, 143pp.…