The Evolution Of Atomic Models (At Gunpoint)

The Evolution Of Atomic Models (At Gunpoint)
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Atomic models getting progressively more threatening is the perfect metaphor for scientific progress. Thomson's sitting there with his quaint little plum pudding, blissfully unaware that Rutherford's about to shoot holes through his theory. Then Bohr shows up with improved targeting, while Schrödinger lurks in the quantum shadows like "your electron might be here, might be there, might be everywhere—surprise!"

Nothing says "your model is obsolete" quite like pointing a gun at it. Just another day in the cutthroat world of theoretical physics where careers die faster than Schrödinger's hypothetical cat.

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