![This Day in Patent History - On March 22, 1960, Schawlow and Townes were issued a patent for the laser - Patent Yogi LLC This Day in Patent History - On March 22, 1960, Schawlow and Townes were issued a patent for the laser - Patent Yogi LLC](https://patentyogi.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/PatentYogi_This-Day-in-Patent-History_March-22.jpg)
This Day in Patent History - On March 22, 1960, Schawlow and Townes were issued a patent for the laser - Patent Yogi LLC
Wikipedia on Twitter: "On this day in 1960: Arthur Leonard Schawlow and Charles Hard Townes received the first patent for a laser. https://t.co/eVQ3rBUsZL https://t.co/D54kuR0qeF" / Twitter
![Laser research. Green laser beam being produced by a laser in a research laboratory. The acronym LASER stands for 'light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation'. The laser was developed in 1960 Laser research. Green laser beam being produced by a laser in a research laboratory. The acronym LASER stands for 'light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation'. The laser was developed in 1960](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/J4JPKB/laser-research-green-laser-beam-being-produced-by-a-laser-in-a-research-J4JPKB.jpg)
Laser research. Green laser beam being produced by a laser in a research laboratory. The acronym LASER stands for 'light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation'. The laser was developed in 1960
![Ted Maiman's ruby laser, 1960, the first functioning laser in the world. | Technology history, Tech history, Technology Ted Maiman's ruby laser, 1960, the first functioning laser in the world. | Technology history, Tech history, Technology](https://i.pinimg.com/originals/98/e5/ce/98e5ce7dc752c0829a5f7fd63b0d645d.jpg)