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Jacques A. Beaulieu, OC GOQ MSRC (April 15, 1932 - August 19, 2014) was a Canadian physicist who invented the first TEA laser in 1968.

Jacques Beaulieu
Born(1932-04-15)April 15, 1932
DiedAugust 19, 2014(2014-08-19) (aged 82)
Quebec
EducationMcGill University
Occupationphysicist
Known forinvented the TEA laser
AwardsOrder of Canada
National Order of Quebec

Awards

In 1978, he was awarded the Royal Society of Canada's Thomas W. Eadie Medal. In 1980, he was made a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada.

In 1999, he was made a Grand Officer of the National Order of Quebec.

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".[1]

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