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Einstein, Albert 1879-1955 Germany Intellectual life 20th century HISTORY / Modern / 20th Century / General National socialism and science Physicists Germany Biography Physics Germany History 20th century Planck, Max 1858-1947 Family Planck, Max 1858-1947 Friends and associates SCIENCE / History Science Germany History 20th centuryBrown, Brandon R.
Summary: "Planck's Law, an equation used by physicists to determine the radiation leaking from any object in the universe, was described by Albert Einstein as 'the basis of all twentieth-century physics.' Max Planck is credited with being the father of quantum theory, and his work laid the foundation for our modern understanding of matter and energetic processes. But Planck's story is not well known,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Oxford University Press 2015
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Summary: This inventive new biography of the legendary physicist examines his complex and contradictory nature-from brilliant scientist to charming lothario and life of the party-in 99 vignettes based on intriguingly different particles.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scribner 2023