Summary of The Original Double Slit Experiment

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The original double slit experiment showed that light can be both a particle and a wave. The light on the bottom of the box was not in the shape of slits, but rather round blobs, and this was caused by the different wave lengths of the light's colors.

• 00:00:00 The original double slit experiment was conducted in the late 1600s by Newton and Huygens to determine the nature of light. Today, Brady Haran recreated the experiment in a box, and viewers could see a circle of light on the bottom of the box due to the waves of light interacting.
• 00:05:00 The original double slit experiment showed that light can be both a particle and a wave. The light on the bottom of the box was not in the shape of slits, but rather round blobs, and this was caused by the different wave lengths of the light's colors.