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Physics

Stimulated Emission

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Stimulated emission was first predicted by Albert Einstein in 1917, decades before the first laser was built in 1960.

Why this is interesting

You know how a flashlight creates a messy beam of light. But what if atoms could be made to emit light in perfect sync—like a coordinated chorus? That’s the magic of stimulated emission.