What was Erwin Schroedinger's main contribution to the development of quantum theory?
A) He discovered the nonlocality principle.
B) He found a way to predict the overall statistical patterns that appear in the double- slit experiment with electrons and other experiments.
C) He found a way to predict the precises position at which electrons or other particles will strike the viewing screen in such experiments as the electron double- slit experiment.
D) He explained the photoelectric effect, in terms of photons.
E) He discovered the uncertainty principle.

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Schroedinger's main contribution was the development of the wave equation, which predicts the statistical patterns of particles like electrons, not their precise positions.

What Was Erwin Schroedinger's Main Contribution to the Development of Quantum