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[–] 17 points 1 month ago (3 children)

Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation

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  • [–] 6 points 1 month ago

    Did you know Einstein predicted Stimulated Emission?

    It wasn't an experiment, more like an aside in a paper about something else. He just figured that if a photon could cause an absorption, then it stood to reason that a photon could cause an emission. Then he just worked out the math. Again, not as a discrete discovery or prediction, just as a method to make a point about something else.

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