Everyone in physics that came after Max owes him a debt of gratitude. German physicist Max Planck publishes his groundbreaking study of the effect of radiation on a “blackbody” substance, and the ...
Planck's constant is one of the most important numbers in all of physics. It is, essentially, the ultimate guide to the quantum world. It tells us where quantum effects are important, the fundamental ...
The Newtonian moment -- Interlude : The Grand Design -- A pix elated world -- Interlude : Max Planck introduces the quantum -- Quantum leaps -- Interlude : Niels Bohr uses quantum leaps to make atoms ...