Particles and waves: The central mystery of quantum mechanics - Chad Orzel
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One of the most amazing facts in physics is that everything in the
universe, from light to electrons to atoms, behaves like both a particle
and a wave at the same time. But how did physicists arrive at this
mind-boggling conclusion? Chad Orzel recounts the string of scientists
who built on each other’s discoveries to arrive at this ‘central
mystery’ of quantum mechanics.
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Meet The Creators
- Educator
- Chad Orzel
- Director
- Joana Bartolomeu
- Narrator
- Addison Anderson
