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The existence of [[electron]]s had not yet been proven, but Lorentz proposed that [[light]] waves resulted from oscillations of an atomic electric charge. In 1902, Lorentz received the [[Nobel Prize]] along with his student for developing a mathematical theory of the electron.  

The existence of [[electron]]s had not yet been proven, but Lorentz proposed that [[light]] waves resulted from oscillations of an atomic electric charge. In 1902, Lorentz received the [[Nobel Prize]] along with his student for developing a mathematical theory of the electron.  

Lorentz's most famous work is the Lorentz contraction for an object traveling at relativistic speeds, which he introduced in 1904.<ref>http://www-groups.dcs.st-and.ac.uk/~history/Biographies/Lorentz.html</ref> This predicts that mass will increase and shorten its length at speeds approaching the [[speed of light]], and that time dilation of such a body occurs.  

Arguably, Lorentz's most famous work is the [[Lorentz Contraction]], which he introduced in 1904.<ref>http://www-groups.dcs.st-and.ac.uk/~history/Biographies/Lorentz.html</ref> This describes the effect in which an object will decrease in length along the axis parallel to the direction in which it is traveling. While this effect occurs at any non-zero velocity, it is generally considered negligible at velocities below a significant fraction of [[Speed of light|''c'']].

Lorentz always hoped that [[Quantum mechanics|quantum theory]] could be described by classical mechanics.

Lorentz always hoped that [[Quantum mechanics|quantum theory]] could be described by classical mechanics.