APEURO UNIT 8 Early 20th Century Cultural Developments

Albert Einstein

Theoretical physicist known for developing the theory of relativity, which revolutionized our understanding of time, space, and gravity; contributes to the isea that reality is not fixed, and instead relative

Werner Heisenberg

German physicist who developed the principle of uncertainty, which states that certain pairs of physical properties cannot be simultaneously known to high precision, influencing quantum mechanics; discovered that the act of observing an electron with light changes the behavior of the electron

Enrico Fermi

Italian-American physicist known for creating the first nuclear reactor and contributing to the development of quantum theory and nuclear physics. He played a key role in the Manhattan Project.

Niels Bohr

Danish physicist who made foundational contributions to understanding atomic structure and quantum theory, particularly through the Bohr model of the atom, which describes electrons orbiting the nucleus at set distances.

Lost Generation

A group of American writers in the 1920s who were disillusioned by the aftermath of World War I and expressed their feelings of loss and alienation in their works, often highlighting themes of dislocation and critique of society.