The special exhibition “What the Quant?!” at the Knowledge Museum of the University of Göttingen explores the formulation of quantum mechanics in 1925 and takes a look at the present day. The exhibition illustrates how scientists at the University of Göttingen worked together and presents their work in an international research context. It shows which financial, political and social circumstances made their scientific breakthrough possible and which technological developments were based on quantum theory.

Hands-on experiments on quantum physics illustrate that the way the world works at an atomic level is different from what we perceive and experience. The exhibition features examples where quantum technologies are currently in use. Games and theatre sequences developed by youths, as well as artworks, invite visitors to explore the world of quantum mechanics in the Forum Wissen.