1. German physicist whose explanation of blackbody radiation in the context of quantized energy emissions initiated quantum theory (1858-1947); [syn: Planck, Max Planck, Max Karl Ernst Ludwig Planck]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
Max Planck
n 1: German physicist whose explanation of blackbody radiation
in the context of quantized energy emissions initiated
quantum theory (1858-1947) [syn: Planck, Max Planck,
Max Karl Ernst Ludwig Planck]