The Stern-Gerlach Experiment was the breakthrough that showed us the world of quantum physics. Einstein called it ‘the most interesting achievement’... but you’ve probably never heard of it…
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Inspiration Article: https://nautil.us/the-overlooked-experiment-that-revealed-the-quantum-world-482910/
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https://pubs.aip.org/physicstoday/article/56/12/53/632269/Stern-and-Gerlach-How-a-Bad-Cigar-Helped-Reorient
https://physicsworld.com/a/how-the-stern-gerlach-experiment-made-physicists-believe-in-quantum-mechanics/
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Chapters:
00:00 A Brief History Of Physics
01:46 Understanding The Atom
03:33 Bohr's Atomic Model
05:06 Ad Read
06:28 The Stern–Gerlach Experiment
09:06 How The Experiment Nearly Failed
11:07 The Breakthrough That Changed Physics Forever
12:33 The Twist In The Story
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