Max Planck: The Extraordinary Scientist Behind the Quantum Revolution

The brilliant physicist who discovered quantum theory.

This biography follows Max Planck from his childhood among a family of scholars through his first years as a professor and his search for answers to the fierce battles over quantum theory as he sort to get his revolutionary ideas accepted by his colleagues. Eventually, Planck was given recognition for his immense contributions and received the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1918.

While Planck's scientific career was filled with success after ...