Physics
Wave Mechanics
Quick fact
Louis de Broglie first proposed matter waves in 1924, but it was Erwin Schrödinger who, in 1926, published the wave equation that became the heart of wave mechanics.
Why this is interesting
You've seen ripples spread across a pond, but what if an electron—a tiny speck of matter—also behaved like a wave? This strange idea gave birth to wave mechanics, a theory that redefines reality.