‘Strahlungs-Emission und Absorption nach der Quantentheorie’, pp. 318-323 in: Verhandlungen der Deutschen Physikalischen Gesellschaft, Jahrg. 18, Nr. 13/14, 30 July 1916

by Albert Einstein

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Braunschweig: Druck und Verlag von Friedr. Vieweg and Son, 1916. First edition, complete journal issue in original printed wrappers, inscribed by Einstein to fellow Nobel Laureate Walther Bothe. “This work represents a major step forward in quantum theory” Calaprice, p. 297 . It introduced the concept of stimulated emission of radiation, the theoretical basis for the laser; it also contained a new

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