1893 ⟶ Wilhelm Wien formulates displacement law for black-body radiation

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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

🔥 Boltzmann Derives Stefan Radiation Law

Boltzmann derives Stefan radiation law⟶
Boltzmann Derives Stefan Radiation Law (1884)
PhysicsThermodynamicsRadiationStefan-Boltzmann LawLudwig Boltzmann19th Century
AustriaAustria

💡 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

🌡️ Nernst Formulates the Third Law of Thermodynamics

Walther Nernst: Third law of thermodynamics⟶
Nernst Formulates the Third Law of Thermodynamics (1906)
ThermodynamicsWalther NernstThird LawPhysicsChemistryEarly 20th CenturyLaws of Thermodynamics
GermanyGermany