Max Planck

Physicist

Birthday April 23, 1858

Birth Sign Taurus

Birthplace Kiel, Germany

DEATH DATE Oct 4, 1947 (89)

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About

German scientist who developed the Quantum theory of physics, which he won the Nobel Prize in Physics for in 1918. His research into theoretical physics changed how we understood atomic and subatomic processes.

Before Fame

He learned and was inspired by Science because of his teacher, Hermann Muller.

Trivia

His black-body radiation law represented the first sign of Quantum Physics.

Family Life

He had a son named Herrmann in 1911 with his second wife Marga von Hosslin.

Associated With

He was a highly regarded physicist whose work has been linked with that of Albert Einstein.