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1917
Einstein published Zur Quantentheorie der Strahlung
Einstein published Zur Quantentheorie der Strahlung

Einstein established the theoretical foundations for the laser and the maser in the paper Zur Quantentheorie der Strahlung (On the Quantum Theory of Radiation) via a re-derivation of Max Planck's law of radiation, conceptually based upon probability coefficients (Einstein coefficients) for the absorption, spontaneous emission, and stimulated emission of electromagnetic radiation.

1941
Goeppert developed a model in which nucleons were distributed in shells with different energy levels
Goeppert developed a model in which nucleons were distributed in shells with different energy level

In 1949, inspired by a question from Enrico Fermi, she proposed that inside the nucleus, protons and neutrons are arranged in a series of nucleon layers, like the layers of an onion, with neutrons and protons rotating around their axes (spinning) and the centre of the nucleus (orbiting) at each level.

Charles Hard Townes, James P. Gordon, and H. J. Zeiger invented the first MASER
1953
Charles Hard Townes, James P. Gordon, and H. J. Zeiger invented the first MASER

The theoretical principles governing the operation of a maser were first described by Joseph Weber of the University of Maryland, College Park at the Electron Tube Research Conference in June 1952 in Ottawa.

Independently, C. Townes, J. Gordon, and H. Zeiger built the first ammonia maser at Columbia University in 1953. It used stimulated emission in a stream of energized ammonia molecules to produce amplification of microwaves at a frequency of about 24.0 GHz.

First women's suffrage in Mexico
1953
First women's suffrage in Mexico

In 1947, President Miguel Alemán proposed a constitutional amendment that would let women exercise their right to participate in municipal elections.

Upon assuming the presidency, Adolfo Ruíz Cortines fulfilled his campaign promise and sent an initiative to reform Constitutional Articles 34 and 115 that promoted universal suffrage for women to the Chamber of Deputies.

However, the vote for women in Mexico was not granted until 1953.

1955
Einstein died
Einstein died

Einstein died on April 18, 1955, at the Penn Medicine Princeton Medical Center, Plainsboro Township, New Jersey, United States.

Age: 76

Gordon Gould developed the LASER
1957
Gordon Gould developed the LASER

Gould started to developed the idea of the laser as a grad student. In 1959 he published for the first time the word LASER.

He filed a patent application in April 1959 but the U.S. Patent Office denied his application, and awarded a patent to Bell Labs, in 1960.

1961
Second-harmonic generation demonstrated
Second-harmonic generation demonstrated

Second-harmonic generation was first demonstrated by Peter Franken, A. E. Hill, C. W. Peters, and G. Weinreich at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, in 1961.

The demonstration was made possible by the invention of the laser, which created the required high intensity coherent light. They focused a ruby laser with a wavelength of 694 nm into a quartz sample.

U. de G. founded the career of Photonics Engineering
2016
U. de G. founded the career of Photonics Engineering

For the first time, the University of Guadalajara offered a career focused on photonics, it was first offered on 2016A, it became open for everyone later that year.