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When an electron dropped from a high-energy orbit to a lower-energy one, it gave out light with an energy equal to the ...

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Werner Heisenberg (Edward Giron), theoretical physicist, quantum mechanics theory pioneer and leader ... on the team working on the German atomic bomb. So they all know each other, some as mentor ...

we celebrate the 100th anniversary of Werner Heisenberg’s trip to the North Sea island of Helgoland, where he developed the first formulation of quantum theory. Listen to the podcast as we delve into ...