Max Planck
German theoretical physicist (1858-1947) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Max Karl Ernst Ludwig Planck (April 23, 1858 in Kiel – October 4, 1947 in Göttingen) was a physicist from Germany. He discovered quantum mechanics. He won the Nobel Prize in physics.
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Max Planck | |
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Born | (1858-04-23)April 23, 1858 Kiel, Holstein |
Died | October 4, 1947(1947-10-04) (aged 89) |
Nationality | German |
Alma mater | Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich |
Known for | Planck constant Planck postulate Planck's law of black body radiation |
Awards | Nobel Prize in Physics (1918) |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Physics |
Institutions | University of Kiel Frederick William University University of Göttingen Kaiser-Wilhelm-Gesellschaft |
Doctoral advisor | Alexander von Brill |
Doctoral students | Gustav Ludwig Hertz Erich Kretschmann Walther Meißner Walter Schottky Max von Laue Max Abraham Moritz Schlick Walther Bothe Julius Edgar Lilienfeld |
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He is the father of Erwin Planck who was executed in 1945 by the Gestapo for his part in the July 20 plot. |
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