Planck, Max, 1858-1947.
Max Planck papers, 1759-1994, bulk 1830-1994.
Contains manuscripts, mostly letters to and from Planck, or related to his work. Among correspondents: Ludwig Boltzmann, Robert Bunsen, Paul Ehrenfest, Friedrich Glum, Hans Hartmann, Heinrich Kayser, Gustav Kirchhoff, Max von Laue, Hendrik Antoon Lorentz, Friedrich paschen, Planck's son Hermann and wife Marga Planck, Carl Runge, Max Schirmer, Hildegard Seidel, Arnold Sommerfeld, Emil Warburg, Wilhelm Wien, publishing house Vieweg & Sohn (1930-1994). Additional collection (1759-1975) consists of offprints related to the history of quantum theory and compiled by Hans Kangro.
Max Planck was a physicist and the author of the quantum theory. Received Nobel prize in Physics (1918). Involved with the Kaiser-Wilhelm Society: Senator (1916-1937); Second "Schriftfuhrer" (1925-1930); President (1930-1937); Honorary Senator (1937), President (1945-1946); afterwards Honorary President. Society was named after him: Max-Planck Society in the Biritsh occpuation zone.
Boltzmann, Ludwig, 1844-1906
Bunsen, R. (Robert), 1811-1899.
Ehrenfest, Paul, 1880-1933
Kayser, H. (Heinrich), 1853-1940
Kirchhoff, G. (Gustav), 1824-1887.
Laue, Max von, 1879-1960
Lorentz, H. A. (Hendrik Antoon), 1853-1928
Paschen, F. (Friedrich), 1865-1947.
Planck, Max, 1858-1947.
Runge, Carl, 1856-1927
Sommerfeld, Arnold, 1868-1951
Warburg, Emil Gabriel, 1846-1931.
Wien, W. (Wilhelm), 1864-1928.
Physics
Quantum theory -- History.
Lecture notes. aat
Schirmer, Max.
Seidel, Hildegard.
Planck, Hermann.
Planck, Marga.
Glum, Friedrich.
Hartmann, Hans.
Vieweg & Sohn.
Kangro, Hans.
AIP-ICOS
Max-Planck-Gesellschaft zur FrĖ˛derung der Wissenschaften. Archiv zur Geschichte der Max-Planck-Gesellschaft. Boltzmannstrasse 14, D-14195 Berlin-Dahlem, Germany