When the laser was developed, Townes and Schawlow and their colleagues at Bell Labs pushed the use of the term optical maser, but this was largely abandoned in favor of laser, coined by their rival Gordon Gould.
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However, this was ultimately changed to laser for "Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation." Gordon Gould is credited with creating this acronym in 1957.
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Karol Martesko-Fenster collaborated with Jason Calacanis and Gordon Gould from 1997-1999 on the launch of Silicon Alley Reporter prior to joining Rising Tide Studios in April 1999.