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Scientists of Quantum Theory Trivia Quiz

Match each description or idea of quantum theory with the scientist who first discovered it.

A matching quiz by AlexT781. Estimated time: 4 mins.

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Questions		Choices
1. He received the 1918 Nobel Prize in Physics for creating quantum theory.		Stephen Hawking
2. This physicist established what is known as the "Copenhagen Interpretation" of quantum theory.		Richard Feynman
3. He was the first to put forth the idea that matter can exhibit both wave and particle characteristics.		Werner Heisenberg
4. This physicist invented quantum wave mechanics.		Erwin Schr�dinger
5. In 1926, this physicist was told by Einstein that "God does not play dice", and that quantum mechanics cannot be the correct course for modern physics.		Steven Weinberg
6. The unification of special relativity with quantum mechanics was started by this physicist.		Max Born
7. He demonstrated how the weak nuclear force could be merged with quantum electrodynamics, winning the 1979 Nobel Prize.		Paul Dirac
8. The idea that black holes can eventually "evaporate" is named after this physicist.		Max Planck
9. He was a Nobel Prize-winning American physicist in the field of quantum electrodynamics, dying in 1988.		Louis de Broglie
10. Winner of the 1932 Nobel Prize in Physics for the creation of quantum mechanics.		Niels Bohr

Select each answer

1. He received the 1918 Nobel Prize in Physics for creating quantum theory.

2. This physicist established what is known as the "Copenhagen Interpretation" of quantum theory.

3. He was the first to put forth the idea that matter can exhibit both wave and particle characteristics.

4. This physicist invented quantum wave mechanics.

5. In 1926, this physicist was told by Einstein that "God does not play dice", and that quantum mechanics cannot be the correct course for modern physics.

6. The unification of special relativity with quantum mechanics was started by this physicist.

7. He demonstrated how the weak nuclear force could be merged with quantum electrodynamics, winning the 1979 Nobel Prize.

8. The idea that black holes can eventually "evaporate" is named after this physicist.

9. He was a Nobel Prize-winning American physicist in the field of quantum electrodynamics, dying in 1988.

10. Winner of the 1932 Nobel Prize in Physics for the creation of quantum mechanics.

Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. He received the 1918 Nobel Prize in Physics for creating quantum theory.

Answer: Max Planck

In the years leading up to World War II, Max Planck was hostile to the Nazi treatment of Jews, using his position as president of the Kaiser Wilhelm Society (later renamed the Max Planck Society) to try to keep Jewish physicists from losing their jobs.

In 1938, under pressure from the Nazi party, Planck resigned his position in both the Kaiser Wilhelm Society and Prussian Academy of Sciences.

2. This physicist established what is known as the "Copenhagen Interpretation" of quantum theory.

Answer: Niels Bohr

Bohr established the Institute of Theoretical Physics (now called the Niels Bohr Institute) in Copenhagen in 1920, and won the 1922 Nobel Prize for his work on quantum theory. During the years leading to World War II, Bohr was one of several scientists who helped Jewish physicists escape to Britain (and the US during the war).

3. He was the first to put forth the idea that matter can exhibit both wave and particle characteristics.

Answer: Louis de Broglie

Winning the 1929 Nobel Prize in Physics, de Broglie was the first to push for a laboratory where European physicists could collaborate on quantum theory. This eventually led to the founding of CERN, the European Organization for Nuclear Research, in 1954.

4. This physicist invented quantum wave mechanics.

Answer: Erwin Schr�dinger

Schr�dinger won the 1933 Nobel Prize for formulating an equation that calculates changes over time of the wave-particle duality. He his much more famous for Schr�dinger's cat, a thought experiment initially designed to show the absurdity of the "Copenhagen Interpretation" of quantum theory.

5. In 1926, this physicist was told by Einstein that "God does not play dice", and that quantum mechanics cannot be the correct course for modern physics.

Answer: Max Born

Born, being Jewish, lost his job in Germany in 1933 and left for the United Kingdom, teaching at Cambridge and Edinburgh. Max Born won the 1954 Nobel Prize for his work on wave functions, the mathematical description of a particle's quantum state.

6. The unification of special relativity with quantum mechanics was started by this physicist.

Answer: Paul Dirac

Dirac, a British physicist, also predicted antimatter. He also tried to unite general relativity with quantum theory, but was unsuccessful. He shared the 1933 Nobel Prize with Erwin Schr�dinger for his work.

7. He demonstrated how the weak nuclear force could be merged with quantum electrodynamics, winning the 1979 Nobel Prize.

Answer: Steven Weinberg

Weinberg, currently at the University of Texas at Austin, won the 1979 Nobel Prize in Physics, sharing it with Sheldon Glashow and Abdus Salam, for his unification of nuclear and electrodynamic forces.

8. The idea that black holes can eventually "evaporate" is named after this physicist.

Answer: Stephen Hawking

Hawking first put forth this idea in 1974, after discovering that mathematically, both rotating and non-rotating black holes should eventually evaporate due to quantum effects, violating the principle of information conservation.

9. He was a Nobel Prize-winning American physicist in the field of quantum electrodynamics, dying in 1988.

Answer: Richard Feynman

Richard Feynman came to the public's eye during the investigation and hearings after the space shuttle Challenger exploded soon after take off in 1986. He proved that the o-rings in the booster rockets were defective and would not function properly at cold temperatures.

10. Winner of the 1932 Nobel Prize in Physics for the creation of quantum mechanics.

Answer: Werner Heisenberg

Famous for his "Uncertainty Principle", Heisenberg ran afoul of the Nazis because he believed relativity to be true despite it being formulated by a Jew (Albert Einstein), and continued working on quantum mechanics even after groups of Nazi scientists declared it to be "Jewish physics" and therefore wrong.

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