- 1858: Born at Kiel, Holy Roman Empire (Germany)
- 1877: Enrolls at Friedrich Wilhelms University in Berlin
- 1879: Writes dissertation On the second law of thermodynamics
- 1880: Writes thesis Equilibrium states of isotropic bodies at different temperatures
- 1885: Becomes professor at the University of Kiel
- 1889: Begins teaching at Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität in Berlin
- 1897: Publishes Treatise on Thermodynamics
- 1899: Proposes Planck's law to address the black-body radiation problem
- 1900: Proposes the Planck postulate for quantitation of energy
- 1905-1909: Serves as president of the German Physical Society
- 1918: Receives Nobel Prize in Physics
- 1926: Retires from Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität in Berlin
- 1947: Died at age 89 in Göttingen, Germany
Sunday, June 26, 2022
Basic timeline of Max Planck
This post is a basic timeline of physicist Max Planck (1858-1947). There are 13 events listed below chronologically. Source: Wikipedia