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IBM Laser Technologists Honored by President Obama

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WASHINGTON, Dec. 28, 2012 — A team of three IBM scientists will receive the US National Medal of Technology and Innovation from President Barack Obama for the development of excimer lasers for medical use. The award, which recognizes the impact that excimer lasers have made in medical procedures such as lasik eye surgery, will be given personally by the president to James J. Wynne, Rangaswamy Srinivasan and Samuel Blum. This is IBM’s tenth National Medal of Technology and Innovation award. IBM’s research on laser technology, begun in 1981 by this team, has shaped the course of surgical care. The...Read full article

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    Published: December 2012
    AmericasBarack ObamaBiophotonicsBusinessexcimer laser technologyIBMJames J. WynneLASIKNational Medal of Technology and InnovationRangaswamy SrinivasanSamuel Blumsurgical applicationsvision correction surgeryWashingtonLasers

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