But its absorption by the rods and cones (of the retina)
requires the photon picture of light A natural question arises: If radiation has a dual (wave-
particle) nature, might not the particles of nature (the
electrons, protons, etc ) also exhibit wave-like character In 1924, the French physicist Louis Victor de Broglie
(pronounced as de Broy) (1892-1987) put forward the
bold hypothesis that moving particles of matter should
display wave-like properties under suitable conditions