How Did We Figure Out What Light Is?

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    Beyond what we can touch, taste, smell, and hear, we experience the universe through light. But how did we come to discover light, and how did we learn light’s true nature, as the fastest thing in the universe, an electromagnetic spectrum, a wave and particle capable of the most amazing things? Here is the history of light, according to physics.
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КОМЕНТАРІ • 894

  • @besmart
    @besmart  7 років тому +966

    ØØØØØØØØØØØPS!
    I accidentally called Ole Rømer Dutch. He is Danish. Very sorry for the error!

    • @donnarafiki7252
      @donnarafiki7252 7 років тому +45

      It's Okay To Be Smart damnit I thought we finally achieved something in Holland...
      ah, well, we still invented the microscope, thats something

    • @zeeotter100
      @zeeotter100 7 років тому +11

      iPhil dutch > danish is the difference

    • @lizziecastricum4382
      @lizziecastricum4382 7 років тому

      +iPhil Careful there!

    • @seameus91
      @seameus91 7 років тому +25

      Im dutch, but i dont mind the mistake. Danish people are awesome!

    • @lizziecastricum4382
      @lizziecastricum4382 7 років тому +1

      +Seameus True.....

  • @mirtul1
    @mirtul1 7 років тому +736

    Science: "Is it a particle or a wave?"
    Quantum Theory: "Yes."

    • @1415J
      @1415J 5 років тому +19

      My girlfriend should be named Quantum Theory.

    • @nicholasc3905
      @nicholasc3905 5 років тому

      😂

    • @robertt9342
      @robertt9342 5 років тому +12

      Junaid . Is it because she exists to you but to no one else?

    • @heavyhoved
      @heavyhoved 5 років тому +3

      And according to Quantum Field Theory, waves, UNTIL one measures the field, THEN you see a particle.

    • @TosiakiS
      @TosiakiS 4 роки тому

      @@heavyhoved Humans are not part of quantum theory, therefore measurement is not part of quantum field theory either. The only part that exists is waves.

  • @besmart
    @besmart  7 років тому +556

    This week's video is a little light history lesson. Hope it brightens your day!

    • @anneliseprince
      @anneliseprince 7 років тому +6

      It's Okay To Be Smart that pun. 😂

    • @ishaankhuranagoc1518
      @ishaankhuranagoc1518 7 років тому +2

      sir can the next video be on physics

    • @ClydeStorm43
      @ClydeStorm43 7 років тому

      It's Okay To Be Smart HAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAZHZHZHAHZHAH

    • @happinesstowar9717
      @happinesstowar9717 7 років тому +1

      Because of light, I will have 20/20 vision in three years.

    • @mauriciovaldez4270
      @mauriciovaldez4270 7 років тому

      DO WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IF THE ASTROID BELT CRASHED AND BECAME A PLANET
      EDIT: PLEASE

  • @prajnepal
    @prajnepal 7 років тому +630

    Teacher caught me watching this at school, he was like "NICE!"

    • @stralax57
      @stralax57 4 роки тому +85

      They should show this instead of those boring videos that no one actually watches.

    • @majsalvador5fw145
      @majsalvador5fw145 4 роки тому +12

      @@stralax57 ikr

    • @brickyy3106
      @brickyy3106 3 роки тому +6

      Lol

    • @dustinejake9657
      @dustinejake9657 3 роки тому +2

      Noice

    • @insertname4337
      @insertname4337 3 роки тому +12

      @@stralax57 most of those boring videos are too boring to teach me anything

  • @aaronseet2738
    @aaronseet2738 5 років тому +154

    "Our eyes shot out light."
    And then the Sun sets.....

    • @somratkhan8688
      @somratkhan8688 3 роки тому +2

      @Andrew Friend What if sun is like a magnifier to enhance your vision? People see some stuff in the dark but not as much.

    • @phoneix24886
      @phoneix24886 3 роки тому +7

      Sun : The eye is a deady lazer!

  • @ETG168
    @ETG168 7 років тому +516

    one could say this episode was
    ...
    LIT

  • @GD15555
    @GD15555 7 років тому +780

    i am walking on a flat Earth shining light out of my eyeballs.

    • @deathhawk7114
      @deathhawk7114 7 років тому +150

      The flat Earth society is located all around the globe.

    • @spairus4492
      @spairus4492 7 років тому +34

      Both comments are gold.

    • @scishowfan2.050
      @scishowfan2.050 7 років тому +8

      Spairus
      you scared me i thought i commented that and was the most confused in my life for like 1 picosecond

    • @spairus4492
      @spairus4492 7 років тому +3

      lol there's also another top comment with our profile pic

    • @zebmie9719
      @zebmie9719 6 років тому +1

      Yea... NO

  • @HritwRaje
    @HritwRaje 7 років тому +49

    I love how the minute details are introduced so subtly! For instance, the different 'glowing idea lights' on each person were according to their time! Loved it! :)

  • @jerm3443
    @jerm3443 7 років тому +114

    Can we get an "I did a science" shirt?

  • @TheTexas1994
    @TheTexas1994 7 років тому +89

    This video was very enLIGHTening!
    I'm sorry

  • @starspawn507
    @starspawn507 7 років тому +89

    "Is light a wave or a particle?"
    Yes.

  • @masterofktulu
    @masterofktulu 5 років тому +8

    Yeah well, I know I am late to the party...but wow! Having the entire history explained to me in a 6 minute window rather than over the period of four grades--was really helpful and I loved it.

  • @johnsmith-eo3nz
    @johnsmith-eo3nz 5 років тому +21

    We discovered it because some dude was board and said "Let there be light!"

  • @maitrayeebhuyan715
    @maitrayeebhuyan715 5 років тому +3

    I was always inquisitive about what was light and what developments actually led to the electromagnetic spectrum.Thank you so much.This was wonderful.

  • @seahawk124
    @seahawk124 7 років тому +5

    I've been a subscriber for a while, and I think this is one of most well-presented videos you have done to date.

  • @supermasteryi9928
    @supermasteryi9928 6 років тому +58

    Misa: i would never dream living a world without light
    L: yes that would be dark XD

  • @Dallas-eu5nz
    @Dallas-eu5nz Рік тому +1

    it's absolutely incredible.. we wouldn't have any of our technology today without these discoveries with light..

  • @eaterdrinker000
    @eaterdrinker000 7 років тому +1

    This has to be one of the most enLIGHTening episodes of IOKTBS. I really mean that; the video deals with a subject and matter that most of us deal with every day, and it deals with the topic in the most basically understandable way possible. Kudos to you, Dr. Hanson. Keep on keepin' on!

  • @maestroh2986
    @maestroh2986 7 років тому +2

    Thanks for the great video. I love how the 'idea' light bulb over each scientist's head is a light-source that was used at the time.

  • @GuidoPerdomo
    @GuidoPerdomo 7 років тому

    this is my favorite video in this channel so far!! absolutely amazing

  • @kaushikdas47
    @kaushikdas47 5 років тому +1

    I absolutely loved it. I love how how anchor it very much. Love the videos.

  • @NightWitch1630
    @NightWitch1630 7 років тому +41

    so next u gonna tell us how this led to quantum theory? and the history of it

    • @medicmo
      @medicmo 7 років тому

      Daggeress yeeeeeeeesssss

  • @fran6b
    @fran6b 7 років тому +2

    This was a very well told story. I knew (approximately) all of its parts but it's the first time I see someone put all of them together like It's Okay To Be Smart did here. It definitively add something to my comprehension of what light is.

  • @dancbj-animatedreviews5253
    @dancbj-animatedreviews5253 6 років тому

    Great video! So much information in such a short period of time and yet so clear! Thanks!

  • @matu.ayrton
    @matu.ayrton 2 роки тому

    best video i saw till now about the topic thanks for making it so succinctly!

  • @sivachevuri2345
    @sivachevuri2345 7 років тому +1

    hes one of d best....though i learnt dis already in my high school... i realized many things and even understood connection between many chapters and people!!

  • @gigglysamentz2021
    @gigglysamentz2021 7 років тому +4

    Haaa ! This is so amazing ! I love to hear about all this scientific breakthroughs, achieved in ways I hadn't thought about :'D

  • @abelsanchez8804
    @abelsanchez8804 6 років тому

    I wish theses videos would be use in classrooms... so much info in little time! Love it!

  • @oniricPrj
    @oniricPrj 7 років тому +6

    TRULY AWESOME EPISODE. kudos to the animation department too!!!

  • @ArticBlueFox96
    @ArticBlueFox96 7 років тому +2

    I really like the frames/clip starting at 5:11 because I feel it helps to visualize particle-wave duality.

  • @JakeMiller2020
    @JakeMiller2020 7 років тому +3

    Really awesome production quality. I would love more videos just like this one.

    • @besmart
      @besmart  7 років тому +1

      Thank you! We always try to make every video better, hope we can keep moving the bar up

  • @ArlekinVergeltungswaffe
    @ArlekinVergeltungswaffe 7 років тому +15

    7 minutes video by "It's Okay To be Smart = 7 years of education in my country.
    I love this channel.

    • @feynstein1004
      @feynstein1004 7 років тому +1

      Your profile picture is deeply disturbing.

    • @ArlekinVergeltungswaffe
      @ArlekinVergeltungswaffe 7 років тому

      Yeah, I know. They took my that one after my surgery. But I look much better now

  • @TheyCalledMeT
    @TheyCalledMeT 7 років тому

    realy well done!
    loved the animations
    very well moderated, spoken in a exciting way (and not overblown)
    can't wait for #2
    BTW. what about merch or winning stuff while living outside of the US ? (Europe)

  • @hussainbiology
    @hussainbiology 7 років тому

    Your session answers Tons of Questions.......Thanks

  • @AlexYurian
    @AlexYurian 7 років тому

    Awesome video! Loved the animations and little details.

  • @josephelston4101
    @josephelston4101 7 років тому +1

    Great video mate, gonna use this in my physics lesson today :)

  • @varunkrishna930
    @varunkrishna930 7 років тому

    out of the all your videos this one is my favourite the language used & the way it was presented is easily understandable a big thumbs up for you my dear bro

  • @rousseld.nzoyem8105
    @rousseld.nzoyem8105 5 років тому

    YOU ARE THE BEST SCIENCE COMMUNICATOR EVER !! There should be an award that you would win ... Thanks for making these videos !!!

  • @gabo12e30
    @gabo12e30 7 років тому

    dude! I love your videos! thanks for doing them!

  • @Bibibosh
    @Bibibosh 7 років тому

    THIS VIDEO HAS BEEN THE MOST INTENCE VID SO FAR! I had to rewind it x3 TIMES!!!!! And I love this science stuff!!!!!

  • @potawatomi100
    @potawatomi100 Рік тому

    Outstanding video and superbly well narrated.

  • @TJ-wc3iq
    @TJ-wc3iq 7 років тому

    One of the best episodes. Thank you.

  • @stoner4311
    @stoner4311 7 років тому

    I really enjoyed this history of science video, can you do more of these please? I used to have a history of math book and it was great.

  • @saahilshihaz5096
    @saahilshihaz5096 7 років тому +14

    Good timing! I'm doing exactly this in my physics classes​ at college

  • @Mitch_Rogoff
    @Mitch_Rogoff 3 роки тому +4

    0:18 Greeks figured out ray tracing 3000 years early

  • @Gothead420
    @Gothead420 7 років тому

    That was fun to watch! And informative!

  • @potawatomi100
    @potawatomi100 5 років тому

    You’re the best. Very good video, intelligent, entertaining, interesting and great delivery.

  • @grainfrizz
    @grainfrizz 7 років тому

    hey Joe. really good content in this one. congrats. wish you all the best.

  • @iqraanjum2746
    @iqraanjum2746 4 роки тому

    Wooow...thank you for explaining it the best possible way👍👍

  • @KonradofKrakow
    @KonradofKrakow 7 років тому

    Great video! I love the animations!

  • @LeTtRrZ
    @LeTtRrZ 7 років тому

    Great episode. Well researched.

  • @MrThonny15
    @MrThonny15 7 років тому +57

    It's a common mistake among non-europeans but Ole Rømer was Danish not Dutch. As a Dane I feel compelled to point that out.

    • @besmart
      @besmart  7 років тому +39

      +Christoffer Vincent Thon Dang. To all Danes, please accept my apologies for that error. Copenhagen is one of my favorite cities ever. Danish people are wonderful. I owe you all one.

    • @MrThonny15
      @MrThonny15 7 років тому

      NP

    • @littleboylost1o1
      @littleboylost1o1 7 років тому

      +

    • @NickFisherman
      @NickFisherman 7 років тому +5

      "Common mistake" is a bit of a stretch. I've never heard of him.

    • @Orthagoni
      @Orthagoni 6 років тому +3

      Im neither Danish nor Dutch, but I still feel you owe me one.

  • @nathanieljames9424
    @nathanieljames9424 7 років тому

    WOW I "ACCIDENTALLY" FOUND THIS.....I LOVE LOVE THIS. THIS IS FANTASTIC!!

  • @Ly-lg5he
    @Ly-lg5he 7 років тому

    I love its animation as well as its concept. Keep it up bro.

  • @cnacma
    @cnacma 7 років тому

    These are incredibly well done videos...

  • @Bibibosh
    @Bibibosh 7 років тому

    This has been the most epic video so far!

  • @itsnotyasir
    @itsnotyasir 5 років тому

    Just taking out the time to appreciate the amazing animation 😍

  • @trex9907
    @trex9907 7 років тому

    wow the best explanation of the electromagnetic spectrum.

  • @menglongyouk167
    @menglongyouk167 7 років тому +3

    4:55 I think Max Planck had an idea that light travels in quanta at least 15 years earlier than 1918.

  • @Winterseeker
    @Winterseeker 7 років тому

    Amazing video and visuals!

  • @ElPrincipeMilenario
    @ElPrincipeMilenario 7 років тому

    best video ever! cool animation, nice voice 😘, and an interesting topic. keep working this hard

  • @vinuvinu3530
    @vinuvinu3530 7 років тому

    super job this vedio actually helped me a lot in understanding
    my post graduation lesson
    thank you Mr. Jo 4 this vedio

  • @malayagr
    @malayagr 5 років тому

    This got me so excited for some reason.

  • @diegofernandez4789
    @diegofernandez4789 5 років тому

    Man, love your videos!

  • @tvremote9394
    @tvremote9394 7 років тому

    I must say, This video was pretty illuminating!

  • @sogerc1
    @sogerc1 7 років тому +2

    5:20 you've gotta love the animations on this channel.
    And the stupid jokes too :D

  • @sciencenerd8879
    @sciencenerd8879 7 років тому +1

    You almost made the quantum chemistry I learned actually interesting.
    Nice graphics btw.

  • @gurjeetkaur2973
    @gurjeetkaur2973 7 років тому

    This was most illuminating!

  • @joffreybluthe7906
    @joffreybluthe7906 7 років тому +1

    Just to point out something about Max Planck, he actually presented his idea about quanta of light in 1900 but he did get the Nobel prize in 1918. I'm sure that's what you meant by "1928" on the timescale but still wanted to clarify that ! Great episode btw

  • @zeromailss
    @zeromailss 7 років тому +2

    Beautiful
    more like this please!

  • @chetanv1298
    @chetanv1298 6 років тому

    Wow brilliantly explained 👌

  • @lalmalsawmachhangte620
    @lalmalsawmachhangte620 6 років тому

    I can not comment every video,but every episode is amazing...Thank you. From junior scientist

  • @amirbahalegharn365
    @amirbahalegharn365 5 років тому

    one of the best episode, after the 12 days of evolution. thanks for the best videos you provide which is great tools to help teens&kids understand the beginning to the end(of current knowledge/vision)

  • @76digno
    @76digno Місяць тому

    Thank you for educating me

  • @Lazarosaliths
    @Lazarosaliths 7 років тому

    awesome video as always!!!! :-D

  • @Savvy07
    @Savvy07 2 роки тому +1

    loved your animation

  • @IlicSorrentino
    @IlicSorrentino 7 років тому

    Great video, one of your best videos.

    • @besmart
      @besmart  7 років тому

      Thanks! I can't pick a favorite but you are certainly allowed to

  • @ranbirkaur1078
    @ranbirkaur1078 6 років тому

    Great episode!

  • @gregwiens9146
    @gregwiens9146 7 років тому

    You're enlightened me!

  • @ryteshghotane6214
    @ryteshghotane6214 4 роки тому +1

    You guys should do more videos on how did we figure out on other inventions and their history(TIMELINE). Great video, hope to see more similar videos.
    Vaccines
    Periodic table
    Aeroplane
    Radio
    X ray
    Steam engine
    Car
    Refrigerator
    Electricity
    Television
    Antibiotics
    Ship
    Rocket
    Compass
    Agriculture
    Mathematics
    Computers
    Telecommunications
    Etc etc.

  • @addymac6145
    @addymac6145 6 років тому

    Light and sound waves are one of my favorite things to learn about.

  • @legendaryone696
    @legendaryone696 6 років тому

    This video gave me goosebumps

  • @BertGrink
    @BertGrink 6 років тому +2

    Today I Learned something new! :D
    I didn't know that the ancient Greks thought we had flashlights inside our eyes. ;)

  • @akahassan2527
    @akahassan2527 3 роки тому

    Very very interesting video!

  • @davidmedina8136
    @davidmedina8136 6 років тому

    Really good episode.

  • @stefannikola
    @stefannikola 7 років тому

    This video is your best one ever!

  • @Fif0l
    @Fif0l 6 років тому

    Nice video. Correction for the photoelectric effect: the reason why it could only be explained by light being a particle and not a wave is because when we use too low frequencies the photoelectric effect does not occur at all. If it didn't have anything to do with light being a particle, we would expect electrons to build up energy and get kicked out anyway. Or maybe increasing intensity of the low frequency light would do the trick, but it's not what we observe, therefore, particles.

  • @hsk5234
    @hsk5234 7 років тому +19

    at least ancient Greece had X Men.........

  • @mrj0rgen
    @mrj0rgen 7 років тому +27

    Where did you get the year 1918 from, regarding Max Planck's and Einstein's discoveries? Planck initially (in 1900) considered quantization to be only a mathemathical trick (i.e. did not speculate too much on the physical significance) to solve the problem of blackbody radiation, and Einstein wrote the paper on the photoelectric effect in 1905. Might be nitpicking, but I'm still curious.

    • @lucbourhis3142
      @lucbourhis3142 7 років тому +1

      I was gonna make the same remark when I noticed yours.

  • @rajanrao
    @rajanrao 4 роки тому +2

    5:24 Next level satisfying

  • @shreshtha786
    @shreshtha786 7 років тому

    Well this is an enlightening video

  • @DrBeeSpeaks
    @DrBeeSpeaks 7 років тому

    Kwel. I enjoy videos like this, thanks! 💜

  •  7 років тому

    love this channel

  • @yashjagani3914
    @yashjagani3914 7 років тому

    Hello , your videos are awesome man, how are you so Regular with your videos please give some tips :)

  • @namraizhar5844
    @namraizhar5844 7 років тому

    Very infomative

  • @potawatomi100
    @potawatomi100 5 років тому

    Excellent video.

  • @mika1998125
    @mika1998125 7 років тому

    one of the few times i ever remember advertising working on my i am so close to going to curiosity stream but uni is a pain

  • @patrikck6702
    @patrikck6702 7 років тому

    Love the video, random question, I know the music is from APM but what's the name of the track?? Thanks!

  • @javierhernandez2735
    @javierhernandez2735 7 років тому

    Great video!
    Have a question tho, what do you mean when you say that al-hayzam is the first scientist? What did hist experiments had that make him a scientist and for example Arquimides wasn't?

  • @user-go1vj4go6u
    @user-go1vj4go6u 6 років тому

    After watching 30 or so episodes of this channel in 4 days, I've started wandering - am I that into science or just into the guy who's hosting the show :?