The Inventor
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This one scientist is known as one of the physicists who managed to revolutionize the previous theory of physics. Planck was a physicist who invented quantum theory. Because of his work, he was later referred to as the Father of Quantum Mechanics.
Max Planck was born Max Karl Ernst Ludwig Planck. He was born on April 23, 1858 in Kiel, Germany. His father, Johann Julius Wilhelm Planck, was a law professor.
His mother was Emma Patzig. Planck has five siblings. Planck and his parents and brother settled in Munich, Germany.
MAX PLANCK EDUCATION
In Munich, Planck was admitted to the Maximilians Gymnasium School where he was tutored in mathematics, astronomy and physics. His teacher was a mathematician named Hermann Muller.
Planck graduated from the school when he was 17. Besides being talented in the field of natural science, Planck is also known to have talent in the arts, especially music.
But he prefers to be interested in the field of physics and began to explore it. In 1874, Planck entered the University of Berlin. There he studied the field of physics.
Planck spent only one year at the University of Berlin, although it is known as the birthplace of leading physicists such as Hermann von Helmholtz and Gustav Kirchoff.
DOCTOR AT AGE 21
But Planck was not impressed by what he saw. He went back to Munich University. Planck studied at the University of Berlin and the University of Munich. In 1879, Planck was awarded the doctorate of the University of Munich in a thesis related to the law of thermodynamics II with the predicate Summa Cum Laude. At that time he was only 21 years old.
After that, he became a lecturer at the University of Munich. Soon he moved to Kiel University in his birthplace. In 1889, he became professor of the University of Berlin until his retirement.
In 1928, Planck just like other scientists began to be interested in the nickname “radiation blackbody” for electromagnetic radiation released by dark objects perfectly when heated.
THE DISCOVERY OF MAX PLANCK
Planck's first work was his discovery in terms of formulas or formulas that accurately describe “blackbody radiation”. This formula, which is often used in theoretical physics, now neatly summarizes experimental data.
MAX PLANCK'S QUANTUM THEORY
Planck explained that the electromagnetic radiation emitted by an object is divided into energy packets called Quantum. This idea from Planck came to be known as Quantum Theory.
According to Planck's theory, the quantum size of light depends on the frequency of light (for example on its color), and is also balanced by the physical quantity that Planck summarizes with “h”. But now it is called “planck.” benchmark
Planck's hypothesis is in sharp contrast to the general concept of physics. But, with this use he was able to find the right theoretical authenticity rather than the correct formula about “blackbody radiation”.
Planck's theory was so revolutionary, although his hypothesis sounded strange in this particular matter was clearly a guide to the correct formula.
QUANTUM MECHANICS AND MAX PLANCK
At first, most physicists (including Planck himself) saw his hypothesis as nothing but a mathematical fiction. A few years later it changed so that Planck's conception of quantum could be used for a variety of physical phenomena other than for “radiation of black bodies”.
Albert Einstein used the concept outlined by Planck in 1905 in order to explain the photoelectric effect. Later Niels Bohr used it in 1913 in his theory of atomic structure.
In 1918, Planck won the Nobel Prize. From this it can be said that the hypothesis or theory is basically true. And the quantum theory that he described has fundamental importance in theoretical physics.
MAX PLANCK'S END OF LIFE
Planck's harsh anti-Nazi stance put him in danger during Hitler's reign. Even in the biography of Max Planck quoted from Wikipedia that he even tried to convince Hitler to forgive Jewish scientists.
Planck's anti-Nazi stance led to his son being executed in early 1945 by the Nazi Gestapo. This was due to his role in the plot of the officers who had plans to kill Hitler. Max Planck died on October 4, 1947, in Gottingen, Germany after World War II. He died at the age of 89.
The development of quantum mechanics is perhaps the most important of the developments of science in the 20th century. Planck is generally regarded as the father of quantum mechanics.
