Noun
German physicist whose explanation of blackbody radiation in the context of quantized energy emissions initiated quantum theory (1858-1947)
Source: WordNetAccording to Planck, each energy element (E) is proportional to its frequency (ν): : Max Planck is considered the father of the quantum theory. Source: Internet
An international group of scientists led by experts at the University of Birmingham and the Max Planck Institute for Medical Research, Heidelberg, have now conducted a detailed examination of the receptor in living cells. Source: Internet
Chamber music had also become a regular part of his social life while living in Bern, Zürich, and Berlin, where he played with Max Planck and his son, among others. Source: Internet
Dirac was also awarded the Royal Medal in 1939 and both the Copley Medal and the Max Planck Medal in 1952. Source: Internet
However, his name is also known on a broader academic basis, through the renaming in 1948 of the German scientific institution, the Kaiser Wilhelm Society (of which he was twice president), as the Max Planck Society (MPS). Source: Internet
Einstein's light quanta were nearly universally rejected by all physicists, including Max Planck and Niels Bohr. Source: Internet