Special Relativity
Planck promotes and develops relativistic dynamics after Einstein and helps establish special relativity among physicists
Historical biography archive · Updated 2026-11-03
Max Planck Biography and Timeline
Follow Max Planck through 4 dated historical records for Germany.
Max Planck, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
4Distinct records
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1909–1918Years on this page
1909
1911
First Solvay Conference
Participates in the first Solvay Conference on radiation and quanta.
Quantum Theory Conference
Discusses quantum theory with leading European physicists in Brussels.
1918
Nobel Prize
Receives the Nobel Prize in Physics for originating quantum theory through his discovery of energy quanta in the study of black-body radiation.
Records, sources and methodology
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