Red laser light focused through a lens blasts a pin-point hole through a razor blade in a thousandth of a second

Image by Fritz Goro. © 1962 The Picture Collection Inc. All rights reserved.

Red laser light focused through a lens blasts a pin-point hole through a razor blade in a thousandth of a second

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Red laser light focused through a lens blasts a pin-point hole through a razor blade in a thousandth of a second,

1962

Fritz Goro, 1901–1986; born Bremen, Germany; died Chappaqua, New York
Life-019

Information

Title
Red laser light focused through a lens blasts a pin-point hole through a razor blade in a thousandth of a second
Dates

1962

Maker
Fritz Goro
Medium
Color transparency from digital file
Dimensions
sheet: 20.3 × 25.4 cm (8 × 10 in.)
Credit Line
LIFE Picture Collection
Object Number
Life-019
Reference Numbers
1373047

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