The Physics Department at Utah State University recently donated several books to the library on the subject of lasers, as part of the American Physical Society's LaserFest program. LaserFest runs through calendar year 2010 and is a celebration of the 50th anniversary of the invention of the laser. Lasers have profoundly impacted all our lives, being the critical technology in CD and DVD players, checkout machines at grocery stores, Lasik eye-surgery, and countless other applications. For more information about LaserFest, go to www.laserfest.org.


The books donated are for children and teens, and include the following titles:

• The Great Hope for an Energy Alternative: Laser-Powered Fusion Energy by Carol Hand (age 9-12)
• Laser Man: Theodore H. Maiman and His Brilliant Invention by Edwin B. Wyckoff (age 6-10)
• Lasers by Don Nardo (age 10-14)
• Lasers: The Technology and Uses of Crafted Light by Charlene Billings (age 12-adult)
• Light and Optics by Kyle Kirkland (age 12-adult)