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Postcard from Max Planck to Georg Bredig, January 1912

  • 1918-Jan-29

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Max Planck (1858-1947), a German theoretical physicist whose discovery of energy quanta won him the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1918, informs Georg Bredig (1869-1944) that he will send Bredig copies of his last lecture at the German Chemical Society as soon as they become available.

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  • 3.6 in. H x 5.5 in. W
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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. “Postcard from Max Planck to Georg Bredig, January 1912,” January 29, 1918. Papers of Georg and Max Bredig, Box 2, Folder 36. Science History Institute. Philadelphia. https://digital.sciencehistory.org/works/oe8xfqc.

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Image 1

Postkarte

Herrn Prof. Dr. G. Bredig
Karlsruhe i. B.
Wendtstr. 19

Image 2

Berlin-Grunewald, 29. Januar 12.

Verehrtester Hr. Kollege! Auf Ihre freundliche Zuschrift werde ich Ihnen selbstverständlich gerne ein paar Separatabzüge meines letzten Vortrags in der d. Chem. Gsl. zur Verfügung stellen, sobald ich dieselben zugeschickt erhalte. Mit collegialem Gruß

Ihr ergebenster
M. Planck

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Image 1

Postkarte

Professor Dr. G. Bredig
Karlsruhe in Baden
Wendtstraße 9

Image 2

Berlin-Grunewald, January 29, 1912

Dear Colleague,

In response to your kind letter, I will of course be happy to provide you with a few copies of my last lecture at the German Chemical Society as soon as I receive them. Warm regards.

Sincerely,
M. Planck

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