Show Notes
The electron is arguably the most famous of the elementary particles. They are the business end of the atom, and their dynamics give rise to virtually all of chemistry. They’re also the basic working particle of electricity, and their presence or absence in the silicon transistors correspond to the digital 0’s or 1’s of modern computers.
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