What is quantum mechanics? Quantum mechanics is the science of things so small that quantum reality has an effect. Quantum means “discrete amount or part”. Max Planck discovered in 1900 that you couldn't get anything less than a certain amount. This minimum quantity is now called the Planck unit. Niels Bohr, the father of the “Copenhagen Orthodox interpretation” of quantum physics, once said: “Anyone who is not shocked by quantum theory has not understood it. Quantum mechanics is a complex scientific field that is difficult to understand; many theories surround this vague study. There are four main interpretations, each with its own fundamental meaning. These four basic interpretations state: a) Your consciousness affects the behavior of subatomic particles. b) Particles move forward and backward in time and appear in every possible place at once. c) The universe divides at each Planck time (10 E-43). seconds) into billions of parallel universes. d) The universe is interconnected by faster-than-light transfers of information. To begin with, the Copenhagen interpretation, following point a, was formulated by Niels Bohr of the University of Copenhagen. This Interpretation is the father of all other interpretations, providing the roots to which the others cling. This theory of quantum mechanics essentially says that your awareness of an atom has an effect on how you perceive it. At a conference in Brussels in 1927, Bohr intimidated almost all dissenters from his theory, the one notable exception being Einstein himself. When we seriously look at the Copenhagen interpretation, we begin to think that consciousness and particle physics are closely related, leading to a kind of self-paradox. In connection with this theory, Henry S...... middle of article..... .stein's theory of relativity. Today, quantum theory is applied to many aspects of everyday life, including quantum optics, chemistry, computer science, and cryptography. While we get closer and closer to the final answer every day, physicists still have a long way to go before reaching their revered goal. Works Cited • Higgo, James. A Lazy Layman's Guide to Quantum Physics. Np: np, 1999. Web. February 17, 2012. .4 Main theories of quantum mechanics/theorists• Yudkowsky, Eliezer. Quantum physics. Np: np, 2008. The web. February 17, 2012. .Explanations of Theories• Herbert, Nick. Quantum reality: beyond the new physics. New York: Doubleday, 1985. Print.Theorists/Physicists/Citations• Niels Bohr. “Anyone who is not shocked by quantum theory has not understood it. " Quote.