Schrodinger's
cat—famous (theoretically, anyway) for being both alive and dead—can
now exist in two places at once, study suggests
Photo Illustration: Diana Quach
Quantum
physics isn’t always the most accessible area of science, but
Schrodinger and his trusty, theoretical cat have been making it easier
for the better part of a century.
In 1935, Austrian physicist Erwin Schrodinger—a colorful character who fled the Nazis with his wife and lover, only to land in Dublin and father a handful of children with multiple women—proposed a thought experiment.
In 1935, Austrian physicist Erwin Schrodinger—a colorful character who fled the Nazis with his wife and lover, only to land in Dublin and father a handful of children with multiple women—proposed a thought experiment.