Quantum Physics Timeline

Prehistory (Before 1900)

In the beginning, the universe was just a big ball of nothingness. Then, suddenly, it was something. And then it was something else.

Somebody, probably a wizard, discovered that things are made of matter and energy. But not really, because they're just made of probability.

Early 20th Century (1900-1950)

The discovery of the atom, the electron, the proton, and the neutron. Because, you know, those things just kind of exist.

Late 20th Century (1950-2000) Quantum Physics Timeline

Quantum Physics Timeline

Prehistory (Before 1900)

In the beginning, the universe was just a big ball of nothingness. Then, suddenly, it was something. And then it was something else.

Somebody, probably a wizard, discovered that things are made of matter and energy. But not really, because they're just made of probability.

Early 20th Century (1900-1950)

The discovery of the atom, the electron, the proton, and the neutron. Because, you know, those things just kind of exist.

Late 20th Century (1950-2000)

Particle accelerators, supercolliders, and other fancy machines that smash things together until they're just a pile of wreckage.

21st Century (2000-Present)

Quantum computing, quantum entanglement, and other things that make your head hurt.

And that's the story of quantum physics in the most basic, oversimplified terms possible.