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Everyone in physics that came after Max owes him a debt of gratitude.<\/p>\n
History:<\/a><\/p>\n \nGerman physicist Max Planck publishes his groundbreaking study<\/a> of the effect of radiation on a \u201cblackbody\u201d substance, and the quantum theory of modern physics is born.<\/p>\n Through physical experiments, Planck demonstrated that energy, in certain situations, can exhibit characteristics of physical matter. According to theories of classical physics, energy is solely a continuous wave-like phenomenon, independent of the characteristics of physical matter. Planck\u2019s theory held that radiant energy is made up of particle-like components, known as \u201cquanta.\u201d The theory helped to resolve previously unexplained natural phenomena such as the behavior of heat in solids and the nature of light absorption on an atomic level. In 1918, Planck was awarded the Nobel Prize<\/a> in physics for his work on blackbody radiation.\n<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Albert Einstein, Niels Bohr, Louis de Broglie, Erwin Schrodinger and others built off his breakthrough.<\/p>\n Yes, I am a science nerd! <\/p>\n OPen thread.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n\n