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🎧 Podcast 1 — Introduction

Laser

Noun / Verb · /ˈleɪ.zər/

Definition
(Noun) a device that emits a narrow, intense beam of coherent light or other electromagnetic radiation through a process of optical amplification; the beam of light produced by such a device; (Verb, informal) to treat or cut with a laser.
Origin
An acronym: Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation. Coined in 1959 by physicist Gordon Gould who proposed the name; the first working laser was built by Theodore Maiman in 1960. The underlying physics was developed by Albert Einstein who described stimulated emission in 1917.
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🎧 Podcast 2 — Daily Use

Laser in Conversation

Two British speakers · Real everyday dialogue

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🌟 Podcast 3 — Prompt Engineering

Laser — AI Prompts

5 copyable & speakable prompt cards · Google UK English voices

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