Goethe Prize of the City of Frankfurt
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Edition 17 (1945) Winner
Max Karl Ernst Ludwig Planck
マックス・カール・エルンスト・ルートヴィヒ・プランク
Makkusu Kāru Erunsuto Rūtoviehi Puranku
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1858-04-23 （Kiel）
- Died
- 1947-10-04 （Göttingen） age 89
- Nationality
- Germany
- Languages
- German
- Religion
- Lutheran Baptized in 1858 （Baptismal Name: Karl Ernst Ludwig Marx Planck）
- Residence History
- Kiel → Munich → Berlin → Göttingen
Career
- Occupations
- Theoretical physicist
- Active Years
- 1879-1947
- Affiliations
- University of Munich, University of Kiel, University of Berlin, Kaiser Wilhelm Society
- Memberships
- Prussian Academy of Sciences, German Physical Society
- Influenced By
- Hermann von Helmholtz, Gustav Kirchhoff, Rudolf Clausius
- Influenced
- Albert Einstein, Max von Laue
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich | — | Physics | Dr. phil. | 1874-1879 | Germany |
| Humboldt University of Berlin | — | Physics | Dr. habil. | 1877-1878 | Germany |
Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich
Physics
Degree:
Dr. phil.
Period:
1874-1879
Year of Graduation:
1879
Country:
Germany
Doctoral thesis: On the second law of mechanical heat theory
Humboldt University of Berlin
Physics
Degree:
Dr. habil.
Period:
1877-1878
Year of Graduation:
1880
Country:
Germany
Habilitation
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1918 | Nobel Prize in Physics | Discovery of energy quanta | — | Nobel Foundation | 受賞 |
| 1927 | Lorentz Medal | — | — | Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences | 受賞 |
| 1929 | Copley Medal | — | — | Royal Society | 受賞 |
Nobel Prize in Physics
1918
Work:
Discovery of energy quanta
Organization:
Nobel Foundation
Result:
受賞
Lorentz Medal
1927
Organization:
Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences
Result:
受賞
Copley Medal
1929
Organization:
Royal Society
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Treatise on Thermodynamics
1903 PhysicsTextbook on thermodynamics
ThermodynamicsEntropy
The Theory of Heat Radiation
1906 PhysicsLectures on black-body radiation
Quantum hypothesisBlack-body radiation
Legacy
Founder of quantum theory, introducer of Planck's constant. Namesake of Max Planck Society.
Academic Societies
- Prussian Academy of Sciences
- Royal Society
Quotes
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A new scientific truth does not triumph by convincing its opponents and making them see the light, but rather because its opponents eventually die, and a new generation grows up that is familiar with it.
Source: The Structure of Scientific Revolutions (1970) -
There is no matter as such. All matter originates and exists only by virtue of a force which brings the particle of an atom to vibration... We must assume behind this force the existence of a conscious and intelligent spirit.
Source: Florence speech (1944)
Trivia
- Baptized with Marx in name
- Lost multiple family members in wars
- Climbed Alps at age 80