Louis de Broglie was born in Dieppe, France, and lived from 1892-1987. He passed out of school and ended up studying history of all things. Soon after, however, he grew interest in science and received a degree in physics. He was part of the French army during World War I and experimented with radios while at his post. After the war, he conducted experiments and worked with his brother Maurice.
Broglie's biggest contribution to the Atomic Theory was his theory of waves, in which matter and electrons all had wave like properties to them. Electrons were part of a particle-wave duality and Broglie had written much about this idea in his scientific journals before. This theory didn't catch much attention until Einstein gave it high praises, leading to everyone taking a look at it. Broglie came up with the theory through pure intuition and through the necessity of needing an answer to a question about the movement of electrons in their orbit.
Interesting facts about Broglie are that he and his brother both worked in the field of science, even though it broke the family tradition. Broglie also inherited the title of duke from his brother Maurice upon the latter's death.
Broglie's biggest contribution to the Atomic Theory was his theory of waves, in which matter and electrons all had wave like properties to them. Electrons were part of a particle-wave duality and Broglie had written much about this idea in his scientific journals before. This theory didn't catch much attention until Einstein gave it high praises, leading to everyone taking a look at it. Broglie came up with the theory through pure intuition and through the necessity of needing an answer to a question about the movement of electrons in their orbit.
Interesting facts about Broglie are that he and his brother both worked in the field of science, even though it broke the family tradition. Broglie also inherited the title of duke from his brother Maurice upon the latter's death.