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==Medicine== * The use of [[Lithium (medication)|lithium]] salts to control mania is rediscovered by [[Australians|Australian]] psychiatrist [[John Cade]], the first [[mood stabilizer]].<ref>{{cite journal|title=Lithium salts in the treatment of psychotic excitement|last=Cade|first=J. F. J.|journal=Medical Journal of Australia|year=1949|volume=2|pmid=18142718|pmc=2560740|pages=349β52|url=https://www.who.int/docstore/bulletin/pdf/2000/issue4/classics.pdf|issue=10| accessdate=6 June 2011 <!--DASHBot-->|doi=10.1080/j.1440-1614.1999.06241.x}}</ref> * First implant of [[intraocular lens]], by [[Harold Ridley (ophthalmologist)|Sir Harold Ridley]] * First [[16PF Questionnaire|Sixteen Personality Factor Questionnaire]], a self-report [[personality test]], released.
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