A.J.+Week+9

Quantum theories originated with the thoughts of Max Planck, but he wouldn’t be the last to explore the field of the impossibly small. Studying materials and objects on such small scales changes the way that objects act and this was puzzling for many. It attracted the attention of many people, especially those in the field of specific heats. And none other than Einstein himself was there to lead the discoveries in this area. This field was the booster to the quantum field and lead into how the atom was comprised. As we look at smaller and smaller things, it only makes sense that we would want to know the inner workings of the atom that makes up everything around us. Bohr used the ideas in the quantum scale to determine the energy levels of his orbiting electrons. Everyone was using quantum theories in the day to prove theories that were otherwise impossible to contemplate. With the use of quantum ideas an atom began to form that actually made sense to all that laid eyes upon its diagrams. There were still some who believed the theory used for quantum ideas was not totally true. “ Heisenberg’s famous paper of 1925, celebrated for launching the transformations to come, bore the title “On the Quantum-Theoretical Reinterpretation of Kinematical and Mechanical Relations.””(Carson) I think it’s good that someone challenged a theory that many held as the truth. There needs to be a little challenge in order to advance ideas along or we would be at a standstill as a civilization. The new ideas lead to discoveries on the wave aspects of electrons. The discoveries made by Erwin Schrödinger allowed for a better explanation of Bohr’s atomic model. The competition between the different theories of the day lead to what we know today as quantum theory.