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==Physics== * [[Albert Einstein]] introduces the idea of [[Laser|stimulated radiation emission]]. * [[Nuclear fission]]: [[Ernest Rutherford]] (at the [[Victoria University of Manchester]]) achieves [[nuclear transmutation]] of nitrogen into oxygen, using alpha particles directed at nitrogen <sup>14</sup>N + Ξ± β <sup>17</sup>O + p, the first observation of a [[nuclear reaction]], in which he also discovers and names the [[proton]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nzhistory.net.nz/people/ernest-rutherford|title=Ernest Rutherford|work=New Zealand History|first=Emma|last=Brewerton|date=2016-12-12|accessdate=2017-06-16}}</ref>
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