Planck’s Quantum Hypothesis: A Desperate Trick That Changed Physics

from The History of Physics Podcast · host History Podcasts & Josh Linsk

In this episode we follow Max Planck’s 1900 move to introduce the quantum of action as a mathematical fix for black‑body radiation, how it sparked the birth of quantum mechanics, and its lasting influence on modern technology and the SI system. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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