• Question: do you think quantum physics is important to understand?

    Asked by to Aled, Ellie, Fiona, Kev, Willem on 18 Mar 2014. This question was also asked by .
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      Willem Heijltjes answered on 18 Mar 2014:

      Hi ngmcc!

      Of course! People sometimes say that we “don’t need these theories”, because they think they’re not useful for everyday things. But they will be important!

      The best example of this is Einstein: we need his theory of relativity to make GPS (satnav) work!

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      Aled Roberts answered on 18 Mar 2014:

      Hey ngmcc!

      Yes and No…

      It is not important for me to understand it in my field of research, however the discovers and research being done using quantum physics is essential to the progression of lots of other researchers work! So whilst I’m not really affected by it, such work need to be done so we can progress our scientific knowledge as a species!

      Hope this helps! Don’t forget to vote 🙂

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