Ebook: The laser that's changing the world: the amazing stories behind lidar, from 3D mapping to self-driving cars

Hutchie -- Enter the laser -- Into thin air -- Plane crashes, hailstorms, and distant planets -- Take the plunge -- Disco ball in space -- Zapping Mars, Moon, Mercury, and even Earth -- Land and ice -- Trees and archaeological treasures -- Glass half full -- Firepond -- Map quest -- Atoms to bytes -- Hit the road (slowly) -- Debacle in the desert -- The road ahead -- Glue, drones, and radioactive pipes.;"Tells the story of a laser technology that will have a big impact on society and the brilliant innovators responsible for its development"--