If you never quite got a hang of quantum mechanics, you can take another run at it by watching four animated Ted-Ed primers, created by Chad Orzel, Associate Professor in the Department of Physics and Astronomy at Union College. He’s also the author of How to Teach Quantum Physics to Your Dog. In Particles and waves: The central mystery of quantum mechanics (above), Orzel briefly traces the conceptual development of quantum mechanics, highlighting the contributions of physicists like Max Planck, Niels Bohr and Louis de Broglie.
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