# Schrödinger’s cat

**URL:** <https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/t/schrodinger-s-cat/4653>\
**Category:** Science and Technology\
**Created:** [November 30, 2015, 11:45pm UTC](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/t/schrodinger-s-cat/4653 "2015-11-30T23:45:28Z")\
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**Author:** ![loisl](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.centerforinquiry.org/loisl/32/18_2.png) [@loisl](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/u/loisl)\
**Post date:** [November 30, 2015, 11:45pm UTC](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/t/schrodinger-s-cat/4653/1 "2015-11-30T23:45:28Z")

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Schrödinger’s cat is 80 years old. Nobody knows whether it’s dead or alive.  
(It’s not really its birthday and it’s probably at least a few months older, but never mind.)

> **[Happy Birthday to Schrödinger’s Cat](https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/happy-birthday-schrodingers-cat-180957403/?utm_source=smithsoniandaily&amp%3Butm_medium=email&amp%3Butm_campaign=20151130-daily&amp%3BspMailingID=24123532&amp%3BspUserID=NzQwNDU1OTgyMTkS1&amp%3BspJobID=700009839&amp%3BspReportId=NzAwMDA5ODM5S0)**
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> In the 80 years since Erwin Schrödinger first outlined a quantum mechanics thought experiment involving a cat, the feline’s popularity has only grown