Search by W. A. Michelson for the Formula for the Spectral Distribution of the Blackbody Radiation Energy

Abstract

   This work is a brief summary of one of the sections of a lecture course on the history of quantum theory that is being developed by the author. 

   The relevance of this topic is determined by the applications that quantum mechanics has received over the past decade, such as the need to create quantum computers and develop quantum communication systems based on the phenomenon of quantum entanglement of bound states. 

   Without a deep understanding of quantum theory, it is impossible to create quantum computers and quantum communication systems. The need to create such a course is dictated by the fact that students often experience difficulties when studying quantum theory, and for a deeper understanding of quantum mechanics, the author suggests that students simultaneously read a course on the history of quantum theory. An additional argument for creating such a course is that many subtle issues of the interpretation of quantum mechanics cannot be understood without having knowledge of at least a basic course on the history of quantum theory.