Historical biography archive · Updated 2026-11-03

Max Karl Ernst Planck Biography and Timeline

Follow Max Karl Ernst Planck through 2 dated historical records for Germany.

Max Karl Ernst Planck, historical timeline

A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.

2Distinct records
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1858–1908Years on this page

1858

Birth of Max Karl Ernst Planck

Science / Physics

Birth of Max Karl Ernst Planck, developed quantum theory

1908

Relativity, Theory of

Science / Astronomy

The term "theory of relativity" was coined by Max Planck to emphasize how special relativity (and later, general relativity) uses the principle of relativity

Records, sources and methodology

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