Quantum Physics Still mysterious after all those years

Quantum Physics Still mysterious after all those years

If quantum mechanics is right, then what is real? Is the universe fundamentally random, and if so, what does that mean? Can we describe all of reality with mathematics, or must we find a better way to make sense of the world?

Quantum mechanics is more than 100 years old, but physicists still struggle to make sense of it. One the one hand, they have a theory that is remarkably successful. Quantum mechanics underlies all modern electronic devices and there is no doubt that it works. On the other hand, with quantum mechanics, physicists have a theory so different from all other known scientific theories, that they are still not sure just what it means.