Max Planck
23 April 1858 – 4 October 1947
German theoretical physicist whose introduction of energy quanta founded quantum theory. He received the Nobel Prize in Physics and became a leading figure of German science.
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Received his doctorate from the University of Munich
1879
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Presented his quantum hypothesis to the German Physical Society
14 December 1900
His derivation of the black-body radiation law introduced the quantum of action, later called Planck's constant.
Source: en.wikipedia.org
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