jan 1, 1925 - Werner Heisenberg Discovery
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Formulated quantum mechanics in terms of matrices and in discovering the uncertainty principle, which states that a particle's position and momentum cannot both be known exactly.He considered trying to measure the position of an electron with a gamma ray microscope. The high-energy photon used to illuminate the electron would change its momentum in an uncertain way.
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jan 1, 1925
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~ 100 years ago