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Letter from Max Planck to Georg Bredig, May 1933

  • 1933-May-22

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Max Planck (1858-1947), a German theoretical physicist who won the 1918 Nobel Prize in Physics for discovering energy quanta, thanks Georg Bredig (1868-1944) and the German Bunsen Society for wishing him well on his 75th birthday.

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  • 3.75 in. H x 6 in. W (Envelope)
  • 7 in. H x 5.8 in. W (Letter)
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  • Courtesy of Science History Institute
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  • Translated by Jocelyn R. McDaniel
  • Transcribed by Gudrun Dauner
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  • Council on Library and Information Resources

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  • Series I – Georg Bredig Papers, 1891-1944
  • Series I: Sub-Series I. Georg Bredig Subject File, 1900-1944
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  • Box 2, Folder 36

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Planck, Max. “Letter from Max Planck to Georg Bredig, May 1933,” May 22, 1933. Papers of Georg and Max Bredig, Box 2, Folder 36. Science History Institute. Philadelphia. https://digital.sciencehistory.org/works/31i27dg.

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Prof. Dr. M. Planck
Geh. Regierungsrat
Berlin-Grunewald
Wangenheimstr. 21

20. Mai 33.

Hochverehrter Herr Kollege!

Der freundliche Glückwunsch des Ortsausschusses der deutschen Bunsengesellschaft zu meinem 75 j. Geburtstag hat mich sehr erfreut, und ich bitte Sie, ihm meinen aufrichtigen herzlichen Dank zum Ausdruck zu bringen. Nicht minder herzlich danke ich Ihnen persönlich für Ihre liebenswürdigen Glückwünsche.

Mit kollegialem Gruß

Ihr sehr ergebener
M. Planck

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Professor Dr. M. Planck
Privy Government Councilor
Berlin-Grunewald
Wangenheimstraße 21

May 20, 1933

Dear Colleague,

I was very pleased to receive the kind well-wishes from the local committee of the German Bunsen Society on my 75th birthday, and I would like to ask you to express my heartfelt thanks to them. I would also like to thank you personally for your gracious words.

Warm regards.

Sincerely,
M. Planck

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