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Salzburg Address Defends Dual Radiation Structure

At the Salzburg meeting Einstein presented radiation as a problem requiring both electromagnetic waves and quantum-like localized events, highlighting a central unresolved issue of early quantum theory.

Albert Einstein lecturing in Vienna in 1921
Albert Einstein lecturing in Vienna, 1921. Photograph by Ferdinand Schmutzer — public domain. Wikimedia Commons source.
Year 1909SalzburgPhysics

Salzburg Address Defends Dual Radiation Structure

1909 · Salzburg · Switzerland · Physics

At the Salzburg meeting Einstein presented radiation as a problem requiring both electromagnetic waves and quantum-like localized events, highlighting a central unresolved issue of early quantum theory.