Birth of James Franck26 August 1882
James Franck is born in Hamburg, Germany.
Historical person
James Franck Biography
Historical biography and chronological timeline for James Franck, based on 4 World History Database records associated with Germany.
4 records1882–19454 events3 places
Chronological biography
1882
James Franck Born26 August 1882
The future Nobel physicist is born into a Hamburg family.
1914
Quantized Electron Collision Energy1914
With Gustav Hertz, shows that electrons transfer energy to mercury atoms in discrete amounts, confirming quantized atomic excitation.
1945
Franck Report11 June 1945
Franck's committee issues a report urging international control of atomic energy and recommending a demonstration before combat use.
Titles and roles
Physicist
Record provenance
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