1905 ⟶ Einstein: Special Relativity, Light Quantum (Photon), Photoelectric Effect, and Mass–Energy Equivalence

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⚛️ J. J. Thomson Proposes Plum Pudding Atomic Model

J. J. Thomson's plum pudding model of the atom 1904⟶
J. J. Thomson Proposes Plum Pudding Atomic Model (1904)
Atomic TheoryModelJ.J. ThomsonSubatomic ParticlesPhysicsEarly 20th CenturyScientific Revolution
United KingdomUnited Kingdom

✨ Einstein: Special Relativity, Light Quantum (Photon), Photoelectric Effect, and Mass–Energy Equivalence

Albert Einstein: Special relativity, proposes light quantum (later named photon) to explain the photoelectric effect, Brownian motion, Mass–energy equivalence⟶
Einstein: Special Relativity, Light Quantum (Photon), Photoelectric Effect, and Mass–Energy Equivalence (1905)
PhysicsSpecial RelativityPhotoelectric EffectPhotonMass-Energy EquivalenceAlbert EinsteinEarly 20th CenturyQuantum PhysicsE=mc2
SwitzerlandSwitzerland

💡 Einstein Explains Brownian Motion and Proves Atomic Theory

Albert Einstein explains Brownian motion in a way that definitively proves atomic theory.⟶
Einstein Explains Brownian Motion and Proves Atomic Theory (1905)
PhysicsAtomic TheoryBrownian MotionAlbert EinsteinEarly 20th CenturyScientific RevolutionThermodynamics
SwitzerlandSwitzerland

⚛️ Einstein publishes General Relativity

Albert Einstein: General relativity⟶
Einstein publishes General Relativity (1915)
RelativityGeneral RelativityEinsteinPhysicsTheoretical PhysicsGravityCosmology20th Century Physics
GermanyGermany

💡 Compton Confirms Particle Nature of Photons

Arthur Compton: Particle nature of photons confirmed by observation of photon momentum⟶
Compton Confirms Particle Nature of Photons (1923)
PhysicsQuantum PhysicsPhotonCompton EffectWave-Particle DualityElectromagnetic Radiation20th Century PhysicsParticle Physics
United StatesUnited States