(1858–1947), German theoretical physicist who founded quantum theory, announcing the radiation law named after him in 1900; full name Max Karl Ernst Ludwig Planck. Nobel Prize for Physics (1918).
Definition of Planck, Max in US English:
Planck, Max
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(1858–1947), German theoretical physicist; full name Max Karl Ernst Ludwig Planck. The founder of the quantum theory, he announced the radiation law named after him in 1900. Nobel Prize for Physics (1918).