Solvay Physics Conference 1927

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solvay_Conference Perhaps the most famous conference was the October 1927 Fifth Solvay International Conference on Electrons and Photons, where the world's most notable physicists met to discuss the newly formulated quantum theory. The leading figures were Albert Einstein and Niels Bohr. Einstein, disenchanted with Heisenberg's "Uncertainty Principle," remarked "God does not play dice." Bohr replied, "Einstein, stop telling God what to do." (See Bohr-Einstein debates.) Seventeen of the twenty-nine attendees were or became Nobel Prize winners, including Marie Curie, who alone among them, had won Nobel Prizes in two separate scientific disciplines The most known people who participated in the conference were Ervin Schrodinger, Niels Bohr, Werner Heisenberg, Auguste Piccard, Paul Dirac, Max Born, Wolfgang Pauli, Louis de Broglie, Marie Curie, Hendrik Lorentz, Albert Einstein and others. The film opens with quick shots of Erwin Schrodinger and Niels Bohr. Auguste Piccard of the University of Brussels follows and then the camera re-focuses on Schrodinger and Bohr. Schrodinger who developed wave mechanics never agreed with Bohr on quantum mechanics. Solvay gave Heisenberg an opportunity to discuss his new uncertainty principle theory. Max Born's statistical interpretation of the wave function ended determinism in atomic world. These men - Bohr, Heisenberg, Kramers, Dirac and Born together with Born represent the founding fathers of quantum mechanics. Louis de Broglie wrote his dissertation on the wave nature of matter which Schrodinger used as basis for wave mechanics. Albert Einstein whose famous response to Born's statistical interpretation of wave function was "God does not play dice." Twenty-nine physicists, the main quantum theorists of the day, came together to discuss the topic "Electrons and Photons". Seventeen of the 29 attendees were or became Nobel Prize winners. . These Academic/Scholastic Lectures(CALTECH,Berkeley) are the Aftermath of the Nobel Prize Winning Academic Theoretical Physicist you see in this video,Notice they are all Academic people who know little to nothing about Nature :D -------------------------------------------------------- Caltech: The Atom This program explores the history of the atom, from the ancient Greeks to the early 20th century, when discoveries by J.J. Thomson and Ernest Rutherford created a new crisis for the world of physics. Instructional Objectives * Be able to summarize the kinetic theory and discuss the size of atoms. * Be able to compare Thomson's model of an atom with Rutherford's planetary model of an atom. * Be able to discuss why Rutherford's model of an atom conflicted with Maxwell's theory of charged particles. * Be able to discuss the significance of Brownian motion in providing evidence for the existence of atoms. Produced by the California Institute of Technology http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-6735732025674198539&ei=UzNlSuzSCYzuqAKQjr3dDw&q=caltech+from+atoms&dur=3 -------------------------------------------------------- http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-2822578204233447101&ei=ljZlSvajIoearwLE7ZjeDw&q=caltech+from+51&dur=3 Caltech:From Atoms to Quarks Electron waves attracted to the nucleus of an atom help account for the periodic table of the elements and ultimately lead to the search for quarks. Produced by the California Institute of Technology -------------------------------------------------------- Caltech: Particles and Waves From Atoms to Quarks Evidence that light can sometimes act like a particle leads to quantum mechanics, the new physics. Produced by the California Institute of Technology http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=5063999801799851614&ei=vAZeSvf0FojWqALmjsQ6&q=caltech+the+mechanical -------------------------------------------------------- University of California,Berkeley : Physics 10 - Lecture 17: Quantum I http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rsnEUApVHgI -------------------------------------------------------- University of California,Berkeley : Physics 10 - Lecture 18: Quantum II http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fbiQ61NScU0 -------------------------------------------------------- University of California,Berkeley : Physics 10 - Lecture 19: Quantum III http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0RrWEBDMo80 -------------------------------------------------------- University of California,Berkeley : Physics 10 - Lecture 20:- Quantum IV http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yzP6TdBAIcU