What is the Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle? - Chad Orzel
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The Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle states that you can never
simultaneously know the exact position and the exact speed of an object.
Why not? Because everything in the universe behaves like both a
particle and a wave at the same time. Chad Orzel navigates this complex
concept of quantum physics.
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Meet The Creators
- Educator
- Chad Orzel
- Director
- Henrik Malmgren
- Narrator
- Addison Anderson
