Chapter 1
The birth of the quantum
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Chapter 2
Particles behaving badly
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Chapter 3
Spooky connections across space
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Chapter 4
Quantum tech in your pocket
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YOUR GOAL
Master of Inside the quantum world
Ch 1 · The birth of the quantum
swimstereo The Birth of the Quantum
He proved that energy is sent in tiny packs, And put the physics world on brand new tracks.
swimstereo Shining light through two tiny slits revealed that particles can act like waves on water.
Fun Fact
Planck's constant: Max Planck's constant, which defines the scale of the quantum world, is so incredibly tiny that it starts with thirty-three decimal zeros.
swimstereo Albert Einstein proved that light is made of tiny bullets of energy, winning him his only Nobel Prize.
Glossary
quantum (noun)
The smallest discrete quantity of some physical property, such as energy or electromagnetic radiation. Max Planck introduced the concept in 1900 to explain the energy emitted during blackbody radiation.
The smallest discrete quantity of some physical property, such as energy or electromagnetic radiation. Max Planck introduced the concept in 1900 to explain the energy emitted during blackbody radiation.
Quiz
Before quantum theory, what did classical physics predict about glowing hot objects?
BETA
swimstereo Pop the shifting energy bubbles to learn how quantum particles jump between states.
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In the famous double-slit experiment, what pattern do electrons form on the detector?
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Which Danish physicist proposed that electrons jump between fixed orbits in an atom?
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What is the name of the mathematical value that sets the scale of quantum mechanics?