Robert N. Hall, 96, Whose Inventions Are Everywhere, Is Dead He came up with a semiconductor laser used in supermarket scanners, printers and remote controls. His magnetron was adapted for the microwave oven. Share: Facebook Twitter Google+ Stumble Digg Email ThisBlogThis!Share to XShare to Facebook Related Posts:Meteor showers 2018: FULL LIST of meteor showers to watch after Perseids before year endsPerseid meteor shower: When is the next meteor shower in 2018? When are Orionids 2018?With Short, Intense Sessions, Some Patients Finish Therapy in Just WeeksFeature: The Scientist Who Scrambled Darwin’s Tree of LifeDementia breakthrough: Scientists watch ‘SPEED OF DEATH’ – study to help Alzheimer’s cureSCIENCE BREAKTHROUGH: Ageing process REVERSED in human cells for first time