Lecture 8: Rethinking Light

MIT STS.042J / 8.225J Einstein, Oppenheimer, Feynman: Physics in the 20th Century, Fall 2020
Instructor: David Kaiser

Uploaded 22-08-23

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Prof. Kaiser discusses old vs. new quantum theory, blackbody radiation, the photoelectric effect, and Compton scattering.

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