Biography:Max Planck
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| Max Planck | |
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| Planck in 1938 | |
| Born | 23 April 1858 Kiel, Duchy of Holstein |
| Died | 4 October 1947 Göttingen, Germany
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| Known for | Planck constant; blackbody radiation; origin of quantum theory |
| Awards | Nobel Prize in Physics (1918) |
Max Planck (1858-1947) was a German theoretical physicist who originated quantum theory through his analysis of blackbody radiation.
Quantum hypothesis
In 1900 Planck introduced discrete energy elements to derive the blackbody radiation law. The constant now called the Planck constant became a central scale in quantum physics.
Planck's work did not immediately create modern quantum mechanics, but it opened the route to the light quantum, atomic energy levels, and the later mathematical theory of quantum states.
Quantum Collection links
- Physics:Quantum
- Physics:Quantum Planck constant
- Physics:Quantum Blackbody radiation
- Physics:Quantum photon
- Physics:Quantum Harmonic oscillator
References
- "Max Planck - Biographical". Nobel Prize Outreach. https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/physics/1918/planck/biographical/.
- "Max Planck". https://www.britannica.com/biography/Max-Planck.
- Planck, M. (1901). "On the law of distribution of energy in the normal spectrum". Annalen der Physik 4: 553-563. doi:10.1002/andp.19013090310.
Author: Harold Foppele
