Correct Option: C

A laser is a device that emits light (electromagnetic radiation) through a process of optical amplification based on the stimulated emission of photons. On May 16, 1960, Theodore H. Maiman operated the first functioning laser, at Hughes Research Laboratories, Malibu, California, ahead of several research teams, including those of Townes, at Columbia University, Arthur Schawlow, at Bell Labs, and Gould, at the TRG (Technical Research Group) company.