actually einstein developed one of the earliest parts of quantum mechanics: the theory of the photoelectric effect. he worked directly with many of the scientists that later developed the complete theory of quantum mechanics and the mathematics to solve its apparent paradoxes to get usable predictions from the theory.
later he rejected it due to it being nondeterministic, not because he didn't understand quantum mechanics but because he did understand quantum mechanics. he then tried to combine quantum mechanics and general relativity, hoping the resulting unified field theory would resolve the nondeterminism of quantum mechanics, resulting in a single fully deterministic theory of everything.
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Yes, Albert Einstein played a key role in the development of quantum mechanics through his groundbreaking work on the photoelectric effect and his contributions to the understanding of quantum theory. However, he had reservations about some aspects of quantum mechanics, famously stating that "God does not play dice with the universe" to express his discomfort with the probabilistic nature of quantum mechanics.
Many people worked on quantum theory, most notably Niels Bohr, Max Planck, Albert Einstein, Max Born, Werner Heisenberg, Paul Dirac, Wolfgang Pauli and John von Neumann.
Quantum Mechanics is a discipline of higher level mathematics and physics. The most basic description of Quantum Physics is the study of the building blocks of the universe, and the forces that govern those particles.
Erwin Schrodinger developed a wave equation, known as the Schrodinger equation, that describes how the quantum state of a physical system changes over time. This equation is a fundamental tool in quantum mechanics, providing a mathematical framework for predicting the behavior of particles at the quantum level. Schrodinger's work was crucial in the development of quantum mechanics as a coherent and successful theory.
Quantum mechanics was developed by multiple scientists in the early 20th century, including Max Planck, Albert Einstein, Niels Bohr, Werner Heisenberg, and Erwin Schrödinger. There is no single founder of quantum mechanics as it was a collaborative effort by several physicists.
The two key ideas leading to a new quantum mechanics were Planck's notion of quantized energy levels in blackbody radiation, and Einstein's explanation of the photoelectric effect using quantized light particles (photons). These ideas challenged classical mechanics and paved the way for the development of quantum theory.
Atomic physics and nuclear physics.