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  1. Planck, Max Planck, Max Karl Ernst Ludwig Plancknoun

    German physicist whose explanation of blackbody radiation in the context of quantized energy emissions initiated quantum theory (1858-1947)

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  1. Max Planck

    Max Karl Ernst Ludwig Planck (English: , German: [maks ˈplaŋk] (listen); 23 April 1858 – 4 October 1947) was a German theoretical physicist whose discovery of energy quanta won him the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1918.Planck made many substantial contributions to theoretical physics, but his fame as a physicist rests primarily on his role as the originator of quantum theory, which revolutionized human understanding of atomic and subatomic processes. In 1948, the German scientific institution Kaiser Wilhelm Society (of which Planck was twice president) was renamed Max Planck Society (MPG). The MPG now includes 83 institutions representing a wide range of scientific directions.

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  1. max planck

    Max Planck was a German theoretical physicist recognized as one of the pioneers of quantum theory. Born on April 23, 1858, and died on October 4, 1947, his major contribution to the field is the development of Planck’s Law that describes how the energy carried by electromagnetic waves changes as the frequency of the radiation changes. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1918 for his work. He is also known for his philosophy that scientific research should be driven by a desire for knowledge, not practical applications.

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  1. Max Planck

    Max Karl Ernst Ludwig Planck, FRS was a German theoretical physicist who originated quantum theory, which won him the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1918. Planck made many contributions to theoretical physics, but his fame rests primarily on his role as originator of the quantum theory. This theory revolutionized human understanding of atomic and subatomic processes, just as Albert Einstein’s theory of relativity revolutionized the understanding of space and time. Together they constitute the fundamental theories of 20th-century physics.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of max planck in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of max planck in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5


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