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Planck's revolutionary discovery, one of the most influential in all of science, was that energy emitted by a resonator could on have discrete values or quanta.  The energy for a resonator of frequency '''''ν''''' is '''''hν''''', where "'''''h'''''" is a universal constant that is now called Planck's constant.  This theory explained discrepancies between theory and observations, and became known as quantum theory.  This helped lay a foundation for the future discovery of quantum mechanics.

Planck's revolutionary discovery, one of the most influential in all of science, was that energy emitted by a resonator could on have discrete values or quanta.  The energy for a resonator of frequency '''''ν''''' is '''''hν''''', where "'''''h'''''" is a universal constant that is now called Planck's constant.  This theory explained discrepancies between theory and observations, and became known as quantum theory.  This helped lay a foundation for the future discovery of quantum mechanics.

Planck was award the [[Nobel prize]] for physics in 1918.<ref>The Earth and Its Peoples A Global History, Bulliet et al, 2005</ref>

Planck was award the [[Nobel Prize]] for physics in 1918.<ref>The Earth and Its Peoples A Global History, Bulliet et al, 2005</ref>

   

   

Planck's son was executed in 1945 for attempting unsuccessfully to assassinate [[Adolf Hitler|Hitler]] in 1944.

Planck's son was executed in 1945 for attempting unsuccessfully to assassinate [[Adolf Hitler|Hitler]] in 1944.