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    Modern physics is defined as the interpretation and extension of physics in light of key events after 1890. Some of the most important developments include the discoveries of X-rays (1895), the electron (1897), and nuclear radiation (1898). In the early 1900s, scientists such as Rutherford and Planck made groundbreaking discoveries about the atom and quantum theory. Einstein published his theories of special relativity (1905) and general relativity (1915) which revolutionized our understanding of space, time, mass, and energy. Later developments included the proposals of the particle-wave duality (1923) and the uncertainty principle (1927). The expansion of the universe was observed in 1929 and dark matter was inferred in 1933. Many modern theories

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    Modern physics is defined as the interpretation and extension of physics in light of key events after 1890. Some of the most important developments include the discoveries of X-rays (1895), the electron (1897), and nuclear radiation (1898). In the early 1900s, scientists such as Rutherford and Planck made groundbreaking discoveries about the atom and quantum theory. Einstein published his theories of special relativity (1905) and general relativity (1915) which revolutionized our understanding of space, time, mass, and energy. Later developments included the proposals of the particle-wave duality (1923) and the uncertainty principle (1927). The expansion of the universe was observed in 1929 and dark matter was inferred in 1933. Many modern theories

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    Modern physics is defined as the interpretation and extension of physics in light of key events after 1890. Some of the most important developments include the discoveries of X-rays (1895), the electron (1897), and nuclear radiation (1898). In the early 1900s, scientists such as Rutherford and Planck made groundbreaking discoveries about the atom and quantum theory. Einstein published his theories of special relativity (1905) and general relativity (1915) which revolutionized our understanding of space, time, mass, and energy. Later developments included the proposals of the particle-wave duality (1923) and the uncertainty principle (1927). The expansion of the universe was observed in 1929 and dark matter was inferred in 1933. Many modern theories

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    A Ride Through the Ages

    Modern Physics

    Ma. Jennelyn Callope Jesusa Mae Carballo Jhetro Arthur Cledera

    Modern Physics Defined


    Modern physics is the interpretation and extension of physics in light of key events which happened about 1990. The term modern physics is not synonymous with contemporary physics but rather implies a viewpoint in contrast with that of pre-1900 classical physics.

    1895
    Wilhelm Conrad Roentgen discovers X-rays

    1897
    Joseph John Thomson measures the charge to mass ratio of the electron

    e/m = 1.75882 x 108 C/g

    1909
    Robert Andrews Millikan measures electron charge

    Millikan OIL drop EXPERIMENT

    1898
    Ernest Rutherford discovers alpha and beta radiation

    1910
    Ernest Rutherford and his team performs alphascattering experiment

    RUTHERFORD SCATTERING EXPERIMENT

    1911
    Ernest Rutherford discovers the nucleus of the atom

    1919
    Rutherford and James Chadwick observed the proton as a particle that is emitted by bombardment of certain atoms with -particles

    1932
    James Chadwick identifies the neutron

    1932
    Werner Heisenberg proposes that the nucleus of an atom is composed of protons and neutrons

    1901
    Max Planck makes his quantum hypothesis, called Planck's Law

    1905

    1902
    Philipp E.A. von Lenard measures photoelectric effect

    Albert Einstein proposes Planck's quantum hypothesis as the physics underlying the photoelectric effect, developing quantum theory, one of the two most important developments in 20th century physics

    PHOTOELECTRIC EFFECT
    When light of a sufficiently high energy strikes the metal, electrons are knocked off its surface. They then travel to the positive electrode and form a current flowing through the circuit. The important observations follow. 1. Electrons can be ejected only if the light is of sufficiently short wavelength (has sufficiently high energy), no matter how long or how brightly the light shines. This wavelength limit is different for different metals. 2. The current (the number of electrons emitted per second) increases with increasing brightness (intensity) of the light. The current, however, does not depend on the color of the light, as long as the wavelength is short enough (has high enough energy).

    1905
    Einstein postulates the equivalence of mass and energy

    E = mc2

    1905
    Einstein publishes his Special Theory of Relativity

    Special Theory of Relativity deals with things moving near or at the speed of light (systems that are not accelerating). 1. The laws of physics are the same in all inertial (=non-accelerating) reference frames. 2. 2. The speed of light in free space is constant. General Theory of Relativity deals with observers in any state of uniform motion including relative acceleration. Also known as Theory of Gravitation, it determined that massive objects cause a distortion in space-time, which is felt as gravity.

    1915
    Einstein publishes his General Theory of Relativity

    1912
    William Bragg shows that X-rays scatter off crystal lattices

    1913
    Neils Bohr proposes his quantum theory of atomic orbits

    1923
    Louis Victor de Broglie proposes the particle-wave duality of the electron

    1925
    Max Born and Werner Heisenberg introduce quantum mechanics

    1926
    Werner Heisenberg develops matrix mechanics, the first quantum mechanical theory

    1926
    Erwin Schrdinger develops wave mechanics, an alternate quantum mechanical theory

    1927
    Werner Heisenberg publishes his Uncertainty Principle

    The exact position of an electron within an atomic nucleus at a given time could not be known with certainty, but only statistically calculated within a probability.

    1928
    Paul Dirac predicts the discovery of the positron and antimatter

    1929
    Edwin Hubble observes the redshift of distant galaxies and concludes that the Universe is expanding

    The Doppler Redshift results from the relative motion of the light emitting object and the observer. If the source of light is moving away from you then the wavelength of the light is stretched out, i.e., the light is shifted towards the red.

    The Cosmological Redshift is a redshift caused by the expansion of space. The wavelength of light increases as it traverses the expanding universe between its point of emission and its point of detection by the same amount that space has expanded during the crossing time.

    REDSHIFT

    1933
    Astrophysicist Fritz Zwicky infers existence of dark matter

    1975
    Vera Rubin announces the existence of dark matter

    1935
    Physicist Subramahnyan Chandrasekhar predicts black holes

    1938
    Lise Meitner and Otto Frisch successfully diagnosed the occurrence of nuclear fission

    1942
    Enrico Fermi obtains the first self sustaining fission reaction

    1953
    Murray GellMann lays foundation for the quark

    1968
    Gabriele Veneziano founds modern string theory

    NEW MILLENIUM
    C E R N

    Nuclear Research

    NEW MILLENIUM
    Higgs Boson; Neutrinos

    Stephen Hawking

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