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OCR: BOOK OF INVENTORS A biography page tells you about an inventor's life and the story behind their inventions. Click on any red box Mam cooth for more information THEODORE MAIMAN GEORGE MANBY Log Book D born 1927 1765-1854 T: THEODORE EARLY fire extinguishers in the Damen H MAIMAN 1730% were just glas balk of was born in Les water that were thrown on fires. Angeles. After Although wid dy advertised, they War by studying physics, were not much used. In 1816, an English anny captain MACHINE ICON 1502 he began research into methods of producing concentrated Eight bears. tumed George Manby vowed to Ladda wwwleer bad produced the develop a portable fire fighter after Clicking here takes you maser, which was fred in radio watching a fire rage on the fifth floor Pondpice astronomy to ampl fy loog of a building, where hous to the machine created wavelength radiation. In 1960, could not reach. He invented an Maimass produced the most intense by the inventor. extinguisher, similar to modern Hinney light that had ever been produced. water modek, in which com pressed He called his machine the laser. air forced water out of a cylinder. LOOKAT A BAK LAMer Fioc Extinguisher MACHINE ARTICLE Upocas HELP CONTENTS