title: Peter Pitirimovich Sorokin: Laser pioneer dedicated to understanding, creating, and using light.
authors.affiliation: IBM Almaden Research Center, San Jose, CA 95120;
authors.forename: Donald S
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Bethune
authors.affiliation: IBM Thomas J. Watson Research Center, Yorktown Heights, NY 10598 jjwynne@us.ibm.com.
authors.forename: James J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Wynne