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A concise, uncluttered edition for the modern reader, with a new
introduction. Quantum Theory contains two foundational works of
quantum research from the early years of the 20th Century,
representing breakthroughs in science that radically altered the
landscape of modern knowledge: Quantum Theory of Line-Spectra by
Niels Bohr and The Origin and Development of the Quantum Theory by
Max Planck. The FLAME TREE Foundations series features core
publications which together have shaped the cultural landscape of
the modern world, with cutting-edge research distilled into pocket
guides designed to be both accessible and informative.
Originally published in 1931, this volume was created to mark the
centenary of James Clerk Maxwell's birth. Comprised of ten essays
dealing with various aspects of Maxwell's life and achievements,
the text includes contributions from the following figures: J. J.
Thomson; Max Planck; Albert Einstein; Joseph Larmor; James Jeans;
William Garnett; Ambrose Fleming; Oliver Lodge; Richard Glazebrook;
Horace Lamb. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest
in Maxwell and his key role in the development of physics and
mathematics.
In this fascinating autobiography from the foremost genius of
twentieth-century physics, Max Planck tells the story of his life,
his aims, and his thinking. Published posthumously, the papers in
this volume were written for the general reader and make accessible
his scientific theories as well as his philosophical ideals,
including his thoughts on ethics and morals. Max (Karl Ernst
Ludwig) Planck was a German physicist and philosopher known for his
quantum theory, for which he won the Nobel Prize in Physics in
1918. Planck was born in Kiel, Germany, in 1858 to an academic
family, and he valued education from a young age. He attended the
Universities of Munich and Berlin to study physics under the great
scientific leaders Kirchhoff and Helmholtz. His early work mainly
focused on the study of thermodynamics, and in 1900 he published a
paper on his quantum theory that would change the face of modern
physics. Planck worked as a professor at Berlin University his
entire life, and he also served as the president of the Kaiser
Wilhelm Society for the Promotion of Science. During World War II,
Planck experienced great hardships while he remained in Germany but
openly opposed the Nazi regime. One of his two sons was executed
during this time for an unsuccessful attempt on Hitler s life, and
Planck s home in Berlin was eventually bombed. He continued to
write on physics and philosophy until his death in 1947.
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