How superfast studies of the photoelectric effect are revealing matter’s secrets
For his monumental work in transforming our understanding of gravity and spacetime, Albert Einstein won his sole Nobel Prize for explaining the photoelectric effect. In the early 20th century, physicists found that when a metal is irradiated with light, it emits some electrons. Curiously they found the emitted electrons’ kinetic energy depended on the incoming…
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