Max Planck

Quantum Theory

A theory first developed by Planck, of matter and energy based on the concept of quanta. It is the theoretical basis of modern physics that explains the nature and behavior of matter and energy on the atomic and subatomic level.

According to the Quantum Theory of complementarity, is light a particle or a wave?

Both

What was the equation that made Max Planck famous?

E=hv

Max Planck

German physicist who developed explanation of blackbody radiation in the context of quantized energy emissions, and initiated quantum theory (1858-1947)

In what form can electromagnetic energy only emit?

Quantized Form

Which theory originated with Max Planck?

Quantum Theory

The Planck Constant

The certain constant; he had noted that the energy of photons could only take on certain discrete values which were always a full integer multiple of a certain constant

Max Planck made the revolutionary discovery that the energy of vibrating molecules involved in blackbody radiation existed only in

multiples of certain fixed amounts.

What year was Max Planck awarded the Nobel Prize?

1919