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Note from Max Planck to Georg Bredig

  • 1918-May-08

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Thank you note from Max Planck (1858-1947) to Georg Bredig (1868-1944).

Max Planck is known as the father of quantum theory. He won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1918 for his discovery of energy quanta. Planck made significant contributions to the world of science in the fields of physical chemistry, theoretical physics, and quantum theory.

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  • Courtesy of Science History Institute
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  • Translated by Jocelyn R. McDaniel
  • Transcribed by Jocelyn R. McDaniel
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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. “Note from Max Planck to Georg Bredig,” May 8, 1918. Papers of Georg and Max Bredig, Box 2, Folder 36. Science History Institute. Philadelphia. https://digital.sciencehistory.org/works/t4b6ggo.

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Professor Dr. Max Planck
Geheimer Regierungsrat
Mitglied der k.preuss. Akademie der Wissenschaften

Mit verbindlichsten Dank für den freundlichen Glückwünsch.

Berlin Grunewald 8/5.18. Wangenheimstr. 21

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Professor Dr. Max Planck
Privy Government Council
Member of the Royal Prussian Academy of Sciences

Thank you very much for your kind well-wishes.

Berlin Grunewald, 8 May 1918, Wangenheimstr. 21

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