Lasers of the Renaissance

[clickamouse]

Rejoice!

To the acclaim and chagrin of all, I am continuing my research into historical depictions of lasers.

On this appropriate day I have published a brief monograph on this important topic, which you can download here:

http://mondodyne.com/Lasers_of_the_Renaissance.pdf

Here are first two paragraphs:

Once the dark ages were over, artists and engineers began to rebuild the lost arts of coherent light, misplaced since Roman times (see: http://mondodyne.com/Muses.pdf). A recent exhibition at the St. Wilfred’s Lumentic Institute’s Gallery of the Dubious Arts was dedicated to this topic.

Below are some examples of how artists of the Renaissance depicted lasers, mostly in the form of pointers. This is not surprising as galvos weren’t re-discovered until the early 1700’s, when Sir Isaac Newgram first published his monograph, De Natura Mirroris Flippi-floppi.

...Clickamouse

[Bradfo69]

Classic. I seriously wish I had that kind of spare time.

[Eidetic]

Wonderful addition to my pre-Maiman collection of documentation of lasers.

[dkumpula]

Funny stuff, Clickamouse! Thanks for taking the time to make us laugh!

-David

[CDBEAM]

F'ing EPIC !! THANX !!! You maka me laugh !!!!
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But...allow me to add this tidbit of fascinating Medieval trivia.... Leanardo's almost unknown....and FIRST prototype of a Medical Robot Machine combined with a high power Laser.....
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Almost lost in the pages of History....A wart removal machine using a 10W 405nm Laser for the ablation of warts from the "sphincter ani externus " region !!!....called the " Wartus GoAwayus " machine !!!
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CDBEAM=======>

[Stuka]

AWESOME history lesson -
thank-you for the "enlightenment"!!

[catalanjo]

Brilliant
@"This is not surprising as galvos weren’t re-discovered until the early 1700’s, when Sir Isaac Newgram first published his monograph, De Natura Mirroris Flippi-floppi. ... ..don't suppose you happen to have a copy of said work!

Cheers

[Draco]

That was an awesome read, thank you!