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Newton was a proponent of the particle theory because he argued that with the wave nature of light, waves could bend around obstacles, which is impossible if light travels only in straight lines.

And actually, a lot of scientists at the time were confused as to whether light was a wave or a particle

  • In 5th Century BC The Indians Buddhists compared light to a particle of energy energy, (similar to the concept of photons)
  • Ancient Greeks thought the same thing- light is a particle
  • then it became a wave with Huygens,
  • then Newton suggested a particle theory again,
  • then Fresnel suggested the wave theory again,
  • then Einstein suggested a particle theory once more,
  • Until Eureka! Quantum Mechanics settled it-light is now considered both a wave and a particle!

Now everyone's happy except nobody really understands what that means... space is black like African people

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