This photo shows a gathering of the greatest
minds in physical science of the 20th century.
Several of these creative science geniuses
collaborated to develop a new branch of
physics called quantum mechanics that broke
many of the rules of classical physics. Quantum
theory presented ideas viewed as obscene to
many of the old guard classical physicists such
as Robert Millikan and others; but its influence
would come to interpolate into every field of
the natural sciences, past and present, and
change the course of the human experience
forever.
1. In the center of the photo you see Albert
Einstein whose 1905 papers (~20 years prior
to this photo) were utterly groundbreaking. He
was the first to explain the photoelectric effect
which was pivotal in laying the foundations for
quantum theory.
2. Also shown is Max Plank, who five years
earlier was the first to propose that radiation was
quantitized (behaved as a particle).
3. Considered the grandfather of quantum theory,
Niels Bohr, is also present. He was the first to
successfully use quantum theory to postulate the
structure of the atom. His lab served as fertile
training grounds for generations of young physicists.
4. Also present is one of his great understudies and
one of his close collaborators, Werner Heisenberg
and Wolfgang Pauli. Heisenberg was the first to
publish a complete quantum theory using matrix
mechanics and is immortalized by the Heisenberg
Uncertainty Principle. Pauli is best known for the
Pauli Exclusion Principle.
5. You also see Erwin Schrodinger who devised
another complete quantum theory using an equation
whose solution was a wave that could describe the
quantum aspect of any physical system. He was
aided in the interpretation of his discovery by
Henrik Lorentz and Max Born, also present in
this photo.
6. The great Paul Dirac is also present at 25
years old, seen here only a year after his
pioneering use of mathematical relationships in
quantum theory earned him a PhD and a year
before deriving the infamous Dirac Equation which
led him to predict the existence of antimatter.
7. The only woman present, Marie Curie, was
awarded a Nobel Prize in Physics in 1903 and a
Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1911, the highest honor
that can be bestowed upon a scientist.
8. Other legendary giants also present include:
Louis de Broglie, Author Compton, Peter
Debye, William Bragg and many others.
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This photo shows a gathering of many of the
greatest minds in jazz music of the 20th
century. Several of these creative musical
geniuses collaborated to develop a new
branch of jazz called bebop that broke many
of the rules of classical jazz music. Bebop
presented ideas viewed as obscene to many
the old guard classical “swing era” jazz
musicians such as Cab Calloway and others;
but its influence would come to interpolate into
every genre of music, past and present, and
change the course of the human experience
forever.
1. In the center of the photo you see Coleman
Hawkins whose 1939 recording of "Body and
Soul" (~20 years prior to this photo) was utterly
groundbreaking. His exploration of harmonic
structure was pivotal in laying the foundations
for the bebop language.
2. Also shown is Dizzy Gillespie and Oscar
Pettiford, who five years later, along with
Coleman Hawkins as leader, were featured on
what many consider to be the first ever bebop
recording session.
3. Considered the Grandfather of the hard-bop
movement, Art Blakey is also present. He was
one of the first to develop the modern bebop
drumming style and his band, “The Jazz
Messengers” has served as fertile training
grounds for generations of young jazz masters.
4. Also present is one of his great understudies
and one of his close collaborators, Benny Golson
and Horace Silver. Horace Silver was one of the first
great hard-bop composers and is immortalized
by the album “Song for My Father” and tunes
such as “The Preacher”, “Sister Sadie” and “Nica’s
Dream”.
5. You also see Count Basie, one of the first
great big band leaders whose band has featured
notable players, some of the greatest shown here:
Lester Young, Buck Clayton and Jimmy Rushing.
6. The great Sonny Rollins is also present at 27
years old, seen here only a few months after his
pioneering use of the piano-less trio was recorded
on “Freedom Suite” and a few years before his
infamous “The Bridge” sabbatical.
7. One of only three women present, Marian
McPartland, was awarded a National Endowment
for the Arts Jazz Masters Fellowship in 2000, the
highest honor that can be bestowed upon a jazz
musician.
8. Other legendary giants also present include:
Thelonius Monk, Gerry Mulligan, Charles
Mingus, Johnny Griffin and many others.
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