27 February to 14 September 2025 | The exhibition on the quantum year 2025
What are quantum phenomena? You don’t know the answer? You’re not alone — despite the fact that the physics of quantum mechanics is virtually omnipresent: it’s found in lasers, solar cells and in every supermarket checkout, in sci-fi movies, and visions of future technologies like quantum computers. The special exhibition at the Knowledge Museum of the University of Göttingen explores the formulation of quantum mechanics in 1925 and takes a look at the present day.
Quantum mechanics is the most commercially successful physical theory of all time, and its birthplace is Göttingen. For the first time, a mathematical description of quantum phenomena was developed there 100 years ago, fundamentally changing the worldview of physics.
The exhibition in the Forum Wissen illustrates how scientists at the University of Göttingen worked together and presents their work in an international research context. It shows which financial, political and social circumstances made their scientific breakthrough possible and which technological developments were based on quantum theory.
Hands-on experiments on quantum physics illustrate that the way the world works at an atomic level is different from what we perceive and experience. The exhibition features examples where quantum technologies are currently in use. Games and theatre sequences developed by youths as well as artworks invite visitors to explore the world of quantum mechanics in the Forum Wissen.
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