Quantum Mechanics. Episode 2, The View from 1900.
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Benjamin Schumacher
Originally produced by The Great Courses in 2009.
You investigate the age-old debate over whether the physical world is discrete or continuous. By the 19th century, physicists saw a clear demarcation: Matter is made of discrete atoms, while light is a continuous wave of electromagnetic energy. However, a few odd phenomena remained difficult to explain.