History of Quantum Physics (ePub)

The history of quantum physics can never be complete without
a cursory look at the diverse works of various scientists, both
in the field of quantum physics and quantum chemistry. The
early twentieth century marked the origin of the quantum
physics concept, and it has been developed over the decades
to become a household phenomenon in the physics world.
Today, quantum physics has several applications in various
human endeavors both in space and on the ground. Some of
the outstanding physicists that contributed to the development
of quantum physics are Albert Einstein, Max Planck, Neils Bohr,
Louis de Broglie, Erwin Schrodinger, Wegner Heisenberg, Paul
Dirac, Max Born and several others.
It can be deduced that the concept of quantum physics cannot
be pinned to a single physicist; it had been a work in
progress, and several new discoveries are being made today in
this field of science. The entire idea of quantum physics started
from quantum mechanics. The various physicists mentioned
earlier contributed exceedingly to several theories derived in
quantum mechanics, but the term quantum physics came much
later. Studies showed that the theories did not follow strictly
logical ways in their developments. They were rather created
from series of guesses that were inspired by the exceeding
physical insight of the individuals involved. They could formulate
the theories relying on their in-depth command of mathematical
methods. These were combined to form theoretical edifice with
an impressive predictive power. Thanks to their incomparable
efforts in the field, quantum mechanics, and later quantum
physics, has been labeled as the most successful theoretical
aspect of physics ever conceived by human minds.
This script will closely consider the various stages involved in
the history of quantum physics. Much attention will be given to
the various scientists that participated, one way or the other, in
the development of the quantum physics concept. Also, the
various aspect contributed by each of these scientists will be
closely considered. The script will remain as explanatory as
possible, but it will not lay much emphasis on the mathematical
equations involved quantum physics. Be that as it may, these
mathematical equations will be explained as far as the scope of
this script will permit.