What Max Planck thinks about physics
German physicist (1858 to 1947), professor of theoretical physics in Berlin; originated quantum theory and received the 1918 Nobel Prize in Physics.
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2 dated positions, 1920, in their own words. Our reading of what Max Planck has said — not written or endorsed by them.
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Our readingThe quantum has made it obvious that the old framework of classical physics must be burst asunder
Their wordstoday it has become obvious that the old framework must somehow or other be burst asunder.
↗The Genesis and Present State of Development of the Quantum Theory (Nobel Lecture, 2 June 1920)nobelprize.org 9th of 12 in this piece
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Their wordsthe greater the difficulties which oppose its solution, the more significant it finally will show itself to be for the broadening and deepening of our whole knowledge in physics.
↗The Genesis and Present State of Development of the Quantum Theory (Nobel Lecture, 2 June 1920)nobelprize.org 12th of 12 in this piece