Planck, Max
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| Birthname | Max Karl Ernst Ludwig Planck | ||||
| born on | 23 April 1858 | ||||
| Place | Kiel, Germany, 54n20, 10e08 | ||||
| Timezone | LMT m10e08 (is local mean time) | ||||
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| Astrology data |   02°59'  
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Biography
German scientist, an theoretical physicist who dominated the area of quantum theory in his day, winning the Nobel Prize in 1918. With a lifelong love of music and science, Planck earned his doctorate in 1879 on the second law of thermodynamics, and was a professor of theoretical physics. It was on 10/19/1900, at the University of Berlin that he shattered the theories of the day on radiation and light by announcing that objects that give or absorb radiation do not do so in a steady stream but in little bundles which he called "quanta."
Died 10/04/1947, Gottingen, Germany.
Events
- Social : End a program of study 1879 (Earned doctorate)
- Work : Prize 1918 (Nobel)
- Death, Cause unspecified 4 October 1947 at 12:00 noon in Gottingen, Germany (Age 85)
Source Notes
LMR quotes Britannica for date; time unknown
Categories
- Vocation : Education : Teacher (Professor)
- Vocation : Science : Physics (Theoretical)
- Notable : Awards : Nobel prize
