A Survey of Physical Theory by Max Planck

Hubble (with Humason) established the distance–velocity law, which others used as a basis for the expanding universe theory later he suggested that redshifts may not be due to motion and appeared to lean toward a static model in place of the expanding universe. Planck seems to have intended his 1900 quantum hypothesis as a mathematical device, not a physical discontinuity later he limited it to the emission (not absorption) of radiation, thereby discovering “zero-point energy.” Eventually he accepted the physical quantum hypothesis and became known as its discoverer. Maxwell initially rejected the kinetic theory of gases because two of its predictions disagreed with experiments later he revived the theory, showed that one of those experiments had been misinterpreted, and eventually became known as one of the founders of the modern theory. Born in Kiel, he studied physics and mathematics at the University of Munich under Philipp von Jolly and at the University of Berlin under Hermann von Helmholtz and Gustav Kirchhoff. A survey of physical theory Max Planck A survey of physical theory ×Close An edition of A survey of physical theory(1960) A survey of physical theory by Max Planck 0Ratings 0 Want to read 0 Currently reading 0 Have read Donate this book to the Internet Archivelibrary. Nevertheless, they finally earned at least as much fame as they deserved, leaving historians to wonder about what they really believed. The German physicist Max Planck was the discoverer of the quantum of action, also called Plancks constant. Three scientists exemplified the cautious behavior that we might like all scientists to display: indeed, they were so critical of their own ideas that they risked losing credit for them.

A Survey of Physical Theory by Max Planck