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Max Planck, originator of quantum theory, tormented by war and personal loss

New biography illuminates personal struggles of physics pioneer

INCONSTANT PLANCK A biography by physicist Brandon Brown illuminates the personal struggles of the physics pioneer Max Planck.

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By Tom Siegfried

June 13, 2015 at 9:00 am

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