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1887: Hertz observes that electrons are given off by metals when light is shone on them.
ThePhotoelectricEffect
1900: Planck suggests that light emitted by a hot object is given off in small squirts of energy, where E = hf
BlackbodySpectrum
1905: Einstein suggests that these squirts are actually particles, and successfully explains the Hertz Effect.
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Photoelectric Effect
Photoelectric Effect
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Einsteins Theory
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