Max Planck(1858–1947)

Physics

Max Karl Ernst Ludwig Planck was a German theoretical physicist. He won the 1918 Nobel Prize in Physics "for the services he rendered to the advancement of physics by his discovery of energy quanta".

5
Major Awards
343
Publications
27,639
Citations
63
h-index
205
i10-index
80.6
Avg Citations/Paper

Awards & Recognition

Nobel Prize in Physics

in recognition of the services he rendered to the advancement of Physics by his discovery of energy quanta

University of Berlin
1918

Career History

Regents Professor

Oklahoma State University Stillwater

Stillwater, US

1998 — Present

Education

University of Hawaii at Manoa

Ph.D.

Physics

1986

Co-winners

Shared the same award in the same year

Education

Frederick William University Berlin
Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München

Doctoral Advisors

Max von LaueGustav Ludwig HertzMoritz SchlickWalter H. SchottkyWalther MeissnerMax AbrahamWalter GordonWalther BotheEduard GrüneisenErich KretschmannRichard BeckerErich SchumannHilde HeinickeHeinrich KarstensKarl KörnerIsidor Israel MalkinWilhelm WenzelKarl Erich HupkaAlexander von Brill

Career Timeline

Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin?–present
Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München1880–1885
Kiel University1885–1889
Frederick William University Berlin1889–1927

Positions & Roles

professorGeheimrat

Academy Memberships

National Academy of Sciences (US)American Academy of Arts and SciencesRoyal Swedish Academy of SciencesFrench Academy of SciencesRussian Academy of SciencesRoyal Netherlands Academy of Arts and SciencesPontifical Academy of SciencesChinese Academy of Sciences

Data Sources

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