Hobart, James.
Oral history interview with James Hobart, 1984 January 20.
Background at the University of Michigan and with Trion Instruments Company. Manager of accessory-product development at Spectra-Physics. Coherent Radiation Inc.; the coherent CO2 laser. Spectra-Physics-Coherent rivalry. Coherent's service and customer-training policies. Sources of capital. Developing a commercial argon-ion laser. The start of profitability for Coherent in 1969.
Hobart, James.
Coherent, inc.
Spectra-Physics (Firm)
Trion Instruments Company
University of Michigan.
Lasers.
Lasers -- History.
Sound recordings lcgft
Oral histories. aat
Interviews. aat
Transcripts. aat
Bromberg, Joan Lisa. interviewer.
AIP-ICOS
American Institute of Physics. Niels Bohr Library & Archives. One Physics Ellipse, College Park, MD 20740, USA