Quantum at Columbia: 100 Years On

A century ago, European physicists developed the theory of quantum mechanics—a momentous occasion marked in 2025 as the International Year of Quantum Science and Technology by the United Nations. Quantum mechanics changed the way scientists think about the world we live in, and its counterintuitive rules continue to ripple into a new century. 

Columbia physicist I.I. Rabi was instrumental in bringing quantum mechanics to campus. Today, collaborative teams of Columbia engineers, physicists, and chemists continue a quantum legacy decades in the making. Watch how quantum got its start at Columbia and how it influences research today.