Einstein examined the photoelectric effect, which is now so well understood that it is used to open the doors of supermarkets and elevators when you step through a beam of light. In 1905 it was still a mystery.


Interactions: A Journey Through the Mind of a Particle Physicist and, the Matter of This World, Chapter 3 (p. 52), Warner Books. 1988

Sheldon Lee Glashow Quotes

Einstein examined the photoelectric effect, which is now so well understood that it is used to open the doors of supermarkets and elevators when you...

Einstein examined the photoelectric effect, which is now so well understood that it is used to open the doors of supermarkets and elevators when you...

Einstein examined the photoelectric effect, which is now so well understood that it is used to open the doors of supermarkets and elevators when you...

Einstein examined the photoelectric effect, which is now so well understood that it is used to open the doors of supermarkets and elevators when you...