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Newton's Particle Theory of Light
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A graphical view of the emergence of the theories of light.
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Hugyens proposes that light is a wave
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Young provides proof that light behaves like a wave
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Maxwell proposes light is a special wave called the electromagnetic wave
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Hertz provides proof of the existence of elctromagnetic wave
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Roentgen produced X-rays
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Max Planck theorizes light is a special particle
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Einstein proposed the Photon Model of light particle/wave duality
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