1861 ⟶ Kirchhoff's Work on Black Body Radiation

Gustav Kirchhoff: Black body
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⚫ Kirchhoff's Work on Black Body Radiation

Gustav Kirchhoff: Black body⟶
Kirchhoff's Work on Black Body Radiation (1861)
Black Body RadiationPhysicsGustav KirchhoffThermodynamicsElectromagnetism19th Century ScienceTheoretical PhysicsRadiation
GermanyGermany

💡 Wilhelm Wien formulates displacement law for black-body radiation

Wilhelm Wien: Wien's displacement law for black-body radiation⟶
Wilhelm Wien formulates displacement law for black-body radiation (1893)
PhysicsThermodynamicsBlack-body RadiationWien's Displacement LawWien, WilhelmSpectroscopy19th Century PhysicsQuantum MechanicsThermal RadiationElectromagnetic Spectrum
GermanyGermany

♾️ Planck Develops Formula for Black-Body Radiation

Max Planck: Formula for black-body radiation – the quanta solution to radiation ultraviolet catastrophe⟶
Planck Develops Formula for Black-Body Radiation (1900)
PhysicsQuantum MechanicsBlack Body RadiationMax PlanckQuantum TheoryUltraviolet CatastropheEnergy20th Century Physics
GermanyGermany

⚫ Suggestion of Black Hole Entropy

Jacob Bekenstein: Black Hole Entropy suggested⟶
Suggestion of Black Hole Entropy (1972)
PhysicsTheoretical PhysicsBlack HoleEntropyJacob BekensteinThermodynamicsGeneral Relativity1970s
IsraelIsrael

⚫ Prediction of Black Hole Radiation (Hawking Radiation)

Stephen Hawking: Black hole radiation (Hawking radiation) predicted⟶
Prediction of Black Hole Radiation (Hawking Radiation) (1974)
PhysicsTheoretical PhysicsBlack HoleHawking RadiationStephen HawkingQuantum GravityGeneral Relativity1970s
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