boon 1. n. 1. A benefit bestowed, especially one bestowed in response to a request. 2. A timely blessing or benefit: A brisk breeze is a boon to sailors. [Middle English.
Quantum leaps are the sole cause of the emission of electromagnetic radiation, including light, which occurs in the form of quantized units called photons. Ironically, when laymen use the term colloquially, they use it to describe large jumps in progress, when in reality a quantum leap is a very small change of state.
Watch Quantum Leap Quantum Leap is a television show that involves a scientist that travels through time for the greater good of mankind. The scientist's name is Sam Beckett. He started on his time travel journey unintentionally when an experiment with time travel went wrong. Now he is stuck traveling throughout time and doesn't know if he will ever make it home again.