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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 Mart cooth for more information THEODORE MAIMAN GEORGE MANBY Log Book D born 1927 1765-1854 THEODORE T: MAIMAN EARLY fire extinguishers in the 1750% were just glas ball of Domen was born in Los water that were thrown on fires. Angeles. After Although wid dy advertised, they studying physics, were not mich used he began wewearch into methods of In 1816, an English anny captain producing concentrated Eight bears. Dumed George Manby vowed to Madlynet Earlier workers had produced the develop a portable fire fighter after maser, which was used in radio watching a fire rage on the fifth floor astronomy to amplify loog- of a building, where hous wavelength radiation. In 1960, Maiman produced the most intense could not reach. He invented an extinguisher, similar to modern RIGHT-HAND PAGE TURN Hinney light that had ever been produced. Water modek, in which com pressed Clicking here takes you to the next page. Bad LAMer Fioc Extinguisher HELP CONTENTS