The physical world: quantum - for iPad/Mac/PC

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The physical world: quantum - for iPad/Mac/PC

This album examines the revolution in scientific thinking that overthrew classical physics in favour of quantum physics. Called the crown of the twentieth century, quantum mechanics is a blueprint for how everything behaves on an atomic level. Seven video tracks presented by Robert Llewellyn offer a beginner's guide to quantum. He revisits the battle of ideas fought between Einstein and Bohr, explains the importance of the Einstein-Podolsky-Rosen Thought Experiment, and looks to the future of quantum technology. This material forms part of the Open University course S207 The physical world.

  1. 10/09/2009

    The physical world: quantum

    An introduction to this album.

    1 min

  2. 10/09/2009

    Transcript -- The physical world: quantum

    An introduction to this album.

  3. 10/09/2009

    The quantum revolution

    Science's best explanation for the mysterious principles at the root of existence. Without quantum theory, there'd be no mobile phones, computers or DVDs today.

    2 min

  4. 10/09/2009

    Transcript -- The quantum revolution

    Science's best explanation for the mysterious principles at the root of existence. Without quantum theory, there'd be no mobile phones, computers or DVDs today.

  5. 10/09/2009

    Einstein and Bohr

    The clash between the two giants of twentieth century physics. Einstein is a household name, but who was Neils Bohr?

    5 min

  6. 10/09/2009

    Transcript -- Einstein and Bohr

    The clash between the two giants of twentieth century physics. Einstein is a household name, but who was Neils Bohr?

  7. 10/09/2009

    The uncertainty principle

    How subatomic particles behave. A simple explanation for one of the fundamental features of quantum theory.

    2 min

  8. 10/09/2009

    Transcript -- The uncertainty principle

    How subatomic particles behave. A simple explanation for one of the fundamental features of quantum theory.

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This album examines the revolution in scientific thinking that overthrew classical physics in favour of quantum physics. Called the crown of the twentieth century, quantum mechanics is a blueprint for how everything behaves on an atomic level. Seven video tracks presented by Robert Llewellyn offer a beginner's guide to quantum. He revisits the battle of ideas fought between Einstein and Bohr, explains the importance of the Einstein-Podolsky-Rosen Thought Experiment, and looks to the future of quantum technology. This material forms part of the Open University course S207 The physical world.

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