Jacques Beaulieu
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A. Jacques Beaulieu, is a Canadian
physicist who invented the first transversely excited atmospheric carbon dioxide laser or TEA laser
in 1968.
In 1978, he was awarded the Royal Society of Canada
's Thomas W. Eadie Medal
. In 2002, he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada
in recognition of his "major influence on the development of lasers and their application in the fields of defence and medicine". In 1999, he was made a Grand Officer of the National Order of Quebec
. In 1980, he was made a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada.
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
physicist who invented the first transversely excited atmospheric carbon dioxide laser or TEA laser
TEA laser
A TEA laser is a transversely-excited atmospheric-pressure laser.-Invention:The CO2 TEA laser was invented in the late 1960s by Dr Jacques Beaulieu working at the Defence Research Establishment, Valcartier, in Quebec, Canada...
in 1968.
In 1978, he was awarded the Royal Society of Canada
Royal Society of Canada
The Royal Society of Canada , may also operate under the more descriptive name RSC: The Academies of Arts, Humanities and Sciences of Canada , is the oldest association of scientists and scholars in Canada...
's Thomas W. Eadie Medal
Thomas W. Eadie Medal
The Thomas W. Eadie Medal is an award of the Royal Society of Canada "for contributions in engineering and applied science". It is named in honour of Thomas Wardrope Eadie and is awarded annually. The award consists of a bronze medal and C$3,000 of cash....
. In 2002, he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada
Order of Canada
The Order of Canada is a Canadian national order, admission into which is, within the system of orders, decorations, and medals of Canada, the second highest honour for merit...
in recognition of his "major influence on the development of lasers and their application in the fields of defence and medicine". In 1999, he was made a Grand Officer of the National Order of Quebec
National Order of Quebec
The National Order of Quebec, termed officially in French as l'Ordre national du Québec, and in English abbreviation as the Order of Quebec, is a civilian honour for merit in the Canadian province of Quebec...
. In 1980, he was made a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada.