Overview
The Fabric of the Cosmos (WGBH NOVA video: Physicist Brian Greene explains quantum physics) (52:52)
Battle over Quantum Mechanics Albert Einstein vs Niels Bohr (YouTube video: Waves, particles, the Bohr atom, with historical pictures and discussion) (25:13)
Ask a Quantum Mechanic (NPR audio: "Science Friday" with MIT's Seth LLoyd and host Ira Flatow) (25:38)
If You Don't Understand Quantum Physics, Try This!" (YouTube video: "A simple and clear explanation of all the important features of quantum physics that you need to know. ") (12:44)
Richard Feynman on Quantum Mechanics (YouTube video: Lecture In Auckland, New Zealand by the inimitable Richard Feynman) (1:17:58)
What is quantum mechanics really all about? (YouTube video: Simplified but touching on key points) (10:18)
Quantum mechanics is perhaps the most misunderstood of modern physics topics, with many counterintuitive concepts like cats being both alive and dead and with claims that something doesn’t exist until a human looks at it. In this video, Fermilab’s Dr. Don Lincoln boils quantum mechanics down to its essence and demystifies this mystifying theory.
Biographical
Paul Dirac and the religion of mathematical beauty (YouTube video: An excellent presentation by Graham Farmelo on Dirac's life as a remarkable physicist and person) (45:43)
Albert Einstein The Quantum Theory Documentary 2014. (YouTube video: A documentary about Einstein's physics and life, not only quantum theory) (1:29:52)
The Double-Slit Experiment
Quantum mechanics and the double slit experiment. (YouTube video: ) (9:09)
Richard Feynman on 2-slit experiment (YouTube video: 1964 lecture at Cornell) (53:50)
Quantum Entanglement
Quantum Entanglement Documentary - Atomic Physics and Reality (YouTube video: Well-made but not great video quality, it explores questions of quantum reality) (40:14)
Einstein's Quantum Riddle (YouTube video: NOVA documentary about quantum entanglement) (53:18)
Einstein called it “spooky action at a distance,” but today quantum entanglement is poised to revolutionize technology from computers to cryptography. Physicists have gradually become convinced that the phenomenon—two subatomic particles that mirror changes in each other instantaneously over any distance—is real. But a few doubts remain. NOVA follows a ground-breaking experiment in the Canary Islands to use quasars at opposite ends of the universe to once and for all settle remaining questions.
Quantum Entanglement: Spooky Action at a Distance (YouTube video: A fairly clear explanation of the complex phenomenon of entanglement ) (14:41)
Quantum mechanics is one of the most mind-blowing theories of modern physics. In this video, Fermilab’s Dr. Don Lincoln explains what the phrase “quantum entanglement” means and how two objects can be connected by seemingly crazy quantum effects.
Why did Quantum Entanglement Win the Nobel Prize in Physics? (YouTube video: A description of quantum entanglement, the experiments that led to the Nobel prizes in 2022, and the impact on hidden-variable theory) (20:32)
Quantum Computing
The Hype Over Quantum Computers, Explained (CNBC YouTube video: In October 2019, Google made a big announcement. It announced its 53-qubit quantum computer named Sycamore had achieved ‘quantum supremacy.’ ) (15:27)
Quantum Computer in a Nutshell (YouTube video documentary: Sometimes elementary, sometimes complex) (30:01)
Quantum Computing Expert Explains One Concept in 5 Levels of Difficulty (YouTube video: An interesting exercise in both learning and pedagogy) (19:27)
The Mathematics of Quantum Computers (PBS Infinite Series video: For the mathematically-minded. Clear but a bit fast-paced. ) (12:34)
Updated Jan. 19, 2023