12 Feb 2025

Science: Quantum mechanics turns 100

From Nine To Noon, 11:45 am on 12 February 2025
A quantum computer

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Science correspondent Allan Blackman talks about how the theory of quantum mechanics was born back in 1925, and the ways it's gone on to change our lives by enabling a range of technologies we now rely on.

Allan Blackman is a Professor of Chemistry, School of Science, Auckland University of Technology.

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