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With this Ruby Laser, George Porter Sped up Photochemistry

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Keystone Press/Alamy Later in his career, Porter moved to Imperial College London , where he had access to more advanced lasers and was eventually able to capture events in the femtosecond range—12 orders of magnitude faster than during his doctoral studies at Cambridge. He also worked with BBC television to broadcast the Christmas Lectures.

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