Gould continued developing the idea, and filed a patent application
Time: Apr, 1959
Place: U.S.
Details: Gould's notes included possible applications for a laser, such as spectrometry, interferometry, radar, and nuclear fusion. He continued developing the idea, and filed a patent application in April 1959.
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