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DCE Remembers One of Colorado’s Greatest Inventors and Scientists
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by Jennifer Finke, Denver Celebrity Examiner
July 11th marks what would have been the 81st birthday of one of the University of Colorado’s most famous scientists, Theodore “Teddy” Maiman. Born in Fresno in 1927 but raised in Colorado near Sloan’s Lake, this American physicist made the first working laser and was twice nominated for a Nobel Prize. Maiman died from systemic mastocytosis on May 5 of last year in Vancouver, Canada, where he lived during his final days with his wife, Kathleen.
Maiman still has living relatives in the Colorado area, including his aunt (and DCE’s grandmother-in-law), Dorothea Flax.
“We were always very proud of him and have great memories of Teddy,” Flax told DCE. “I remember him being extremely curious as a young boy. He wanted to know if there was a little man who turned out the light in the refrigerator. So he actually climbed in to the fridge just to find out for himself.”
During WWII, Maiman’s father was transferred from Colorado to New Jersey. Flax was devastated when they moved because Maiman was like a brother to her (they were less than two years a part in age).
“Teddy is sorely missed. He made an amazing contribution to society and to my life. His legacy lives on,” says Flax.
Learn more about Maiman:
Obituary from May 11, 2007 in the New York Times
Self-published book, The Laser Odyssey.
Topics: Theodore Maiman , Dorothea Flax
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