Chapter 1
The birth of the quantum
Chapter 2
Particles behaving badly
Chapter 3
Spooky connections across space
Chapter 4
Quantum tech in your pocket
YOUR GOAL
Master of Inside the quantum world
Ch 1 · The birth of the quantum
007skaty Quantum Entanglement
We proved the spooky action is real With tape and Birge Hall department scrap!
007skaty A single microscopic pixel represents the Planck length, the smallest slice of space.
007skaty A microscopic photon of light alters its lemon shape inside a changing environment.
BETA
swimstereo Pop the shifting energy bubbles to learn how quantum particles jump between states.
Fun Fact
Quantum Limits: Max Planck proved energy isn't continuous but restricted to discrete packets, or quanta. Similarly, your free messages are quantized to five; subscribe to ARTi+ for unlimited chat!
Glossary
collapsing atom (noun)
A major puzzle in early physics where classical laws predicted orbiting electrons would lose energy and spiral into the nucleus, meaning matter shouldn't exist. This contradiction paved the way for quantum physics, proving that subatomic particles follow a completely different set of rules. If classical physics were right about this 'impossible atom', you, your dog, and the entire universe would have vanished in a split second!
A major puzzle in early physics where classical laws predicted orbiting electrons would lose energy and spiral into the nucleus, meaning matter shouldn't exist. This contradiction paved the way for quantum physics, proving that subatomic particles follow a completely different set of rules. If classical physics were right about this 'impossible atom', you, your dog, and the entire universe would have vanished in a split second!
Quiz
Before quantum theory, what did classical physics predict about glowing hot objects?
007skaty Max Planck
I said the packets only live in the walls, but you made the light itself break into pieces!
007skaty A telescope captures light packets from Saturn's icy rings and Jupiter's churning storms.
Fun Fact
Planck's constant: Max Planck's constant, which defines the scale of the quantum world, is so incredibly tiny that it starts with thirty-three decimal zeros.
Glossary
quantum (noun)
The smallest discrete quantity of some physical property, such as energy or electromagnetic radiation. Max Planck introduced the concept in 1900 to explain the energy emitted during blackbody radiation.
The smallest discrete quantity of some physical property, such as energy or electromagnetic radiation. Max Planck introduced the concept in 1900 to explain the energy emitted during blackbody radiation.
007skaty The Collapsing Atom
If electrons radiated all their light, they would spiral down and crush the atom's core
007skaty Red and violet light waves flank a green mathematical average and pink glow.
Quiz
In the famous double-slit experiment, what pattern do electrons form on the detector?
007skaty The Impossible Classical Atom
Without a quantum jump to hold it tight, each electron would crash in a flash of light.
007skaty Blackbody Radiation and Quanta
To watch a perfect blackbody absorb each glowing ray, Reveals that light is traveling the quantum way.
007skaty Max Planck stands next to a glowing oven surrounded by blocky energy packets
swimstereo Albert Einstein proved that light is made of tiny bullets of energy, winning him his only Nobel Prize.
007skaty The Non-Collapsing Atom
We don't spiral down to the core (not today, no-no) We just quantum jump to stay whole!
Quiz
Which Danish physicist proposed that electrons jump between fixed orbits in an atom?
007skaty The Reality of i
Though called imaginary, it's as real as can be, Tracing out the waves of our reality.
Quiz
What is the name of the mathematical value that sets the scale of quantum mechanics?
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007skaty A spiraling electron bleeds energy as it crashes into the central atomic nucleus.
swimstereo The Birth of the Quantum
He proved that energy is sent in tiny packs, And put the physics world on brand new tracks.
007skaty A heated blackbody absorbs all light yet glows with discrete packets of energy
007skaty Two glowing particles link together inside a vintage laboratory experiment diagram
007skaty Jupiter and Saturn trace three overlapping orbital loops across a dark cosmic background.
007skaty A circular astrological chart displays her Leo Sun, Taurus Moon, and Libra conjunction.
007skaty Red and violet light waves from opposite ends of the rainbow meet and merge.
007skaty Red and blue photoreceptors fire together, skipping the green wavelength in the middle.
007skaty Two human silhouettes connect through a glowing wave pattern labeled 9,000 Hz
007skaty Bright electrons orbit a tiny central nucleus like planets in this classical model.
007skaty A chart displays Katherine Ferguson's 1981 birth cusp alongside pink and black wavelengths.
007skaty A timeline charts Katherine Louise Ferguson's role in the birth of quantum physics.
007skaty A brain illustration erases Max Planck's name next to his 1900 quantum formula
007skaty Side by side graphics compare a massive classical wave to tiny quantum packets.
007skaty A human figure radiates distinct, colorful packets of energy like a unique barcode.
007skaty Purple and red cosmic paths merge under a glowing Jupiter-Saturn planetary bridge.
007skaty See how quantum jumps saved the impossible atom from a fatal spiral collapse.
007skaty Einstein solved light's mystery by showing how quantum packets knock electrons loose.
swimstereo Shining light through two tiny slits revealed that particles can act like waves on water.