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Photoelectric Quantum Explanation

Explains photoelectric emission by proposing that light transfers energy in discrete quanta to electrons.

Albert Einstein lecturing in Vienna in 1921
Albert Einstein lecturing in Vienna, 1921. Photograph by Ferdinand Schmutzer — public domain. Wikimedia Commons source.
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Photoelectric Quantum Explanation

1905 · Bern · United States of America · Physics

Explains photoelectric emission by proposing that light transfers energy in discrete quanta to electrons.

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