1900 ⟶ Planck Develops Formula for Black-Body Radiation

Max Planck: Formula for black-body radiation – the quanta so...
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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
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🔢 Johannes Rydberg: Rydberg Formula

Johannes Rydberg: Rydberg formula⟶
Johannes Rydberg: Rydberg Formula (1888)
PhysicsAtomic PhysicsSpectroscopyRydberg FormulaJohannes RydbergQuantum Mechanics19th Century
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💡 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
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♾️ 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
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⚛️ Niels Bohr & Max Planck: Foundation of Quantum Mechanics

27 – Niels Bohr & Max Planck: Quantum mechanics⟶
Niels Bohr & Max Planck: Foundation of Quantum Mechanics (1925)
Quantum MechanicsPhysicsTheoretical PhysicsAtomic TheoryNiels BohrMax Planck20th Century PhysicsWave-particle duality
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