# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/theodore-maiman
# Generated: 2026-08-13T11:53:10.021Z

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url: "https://fame.am/person/theodore-maiman"
name: "Theodore Maiman"
slug: "theodore-maiman"
description: "Theodore Harold Maiman was an American engineer and physicist who is widely credited with the invention of the laser. Maiman's laser led to the subsequent development of many other types of lasers. The laser was successfully fired on May 16, 1960. In a July 7, 1960, press conference in Manhattan, Maiman and his employer, Hughes Aircraft Company, announced the laser to the world. Maiman was granted a patent for his invention, and he received many awards and honors for his work. His experiences in developing the first laser and subsequent related events are recounted in his book, The Laser Odyssey, later being republished in 2018 under a new title, The Laser Inventor: Memoirs of Theodore H. Maiman."
tagline: "American physicist/Inventor of first working laser"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Maiman_with_the_first_laser.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
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  isoCode: "US"
category:
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profileType:
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birthDate: "1927-07-11"
deathDate: "2007-05-05"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
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  historical:           20.83971333333334
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  sourceConfidence:     60
  profileCompleteness:  70
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
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  country:  null
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump