Marker Logo HMdb.org THE HISTORICAL
MARKER DATABASE
“Bite-Size Bits of Local, National, and Global History”
“Bite-Size Bits of Local, National, and Global History”
Regierungsvierte in Mitte, Berlin, Germany — Northeast German Plain (The European Plain)
 

Max Planck

 
 
Max Planck Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Roger W. Sinnott, August 19, 2014
1. Max Planck Marker
Inscription.  
In diesem Hause
lehrte
Max Planck
der Entdecker
des elementaren
Wirkungsquantums h
von
1889 — 1928

English translation:
In this building Max Planck, discoverer of the elementary quantum of action, h, taught from 1889 to 1928.

 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Science & Medicine. A significant historical year for this entry is 1889.
 
Location. 52° 31.054′ N, 13° 23.584′ E. Marker is in Regierungsvierte, Berlin, in Mitte. Marker is on Unter den Linden, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: Unter den Linden 6, Regierungsvierte BE 10117, Germany. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Pariser Platz (approx. one kilometer away); The Legend of Hitler’s Bunker (approx. one kilometer away); Checkpoint Charlie Site (approx. 1.1 kilometers away); Baudenkmal Berliner Mauer (approx. 1.3 kilometers away); Topography of Terror (approx. 1.3 kilometers away); Remains of the Berlin Wall (approx.
Paid Advertisement
Click on the ad for more information.
Please report objectionable advertising to the Editor.
Click or scan to see
this page online
1.4 kilometers away); a different marker also named Baudenkmal Berliner Mauer (approx. 1.4 kilometers away); Soviet War Memorial (approx. 1.4 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Regierungsvierte.
 
Regarding Max Planck. German physicist Max Planck (1858-1947) was one of the main founders of quantum mechanics. He is probably best known for Planck’s constant, h, which relates the energy of a single photon of light to the light’s frequency (or, equivalently, to the light’s wavelength and the speed of light).

For many years Planck taught at the University of Berlin. In 1949 the school’s name was changed to Humboldt University of Berlin in honor of Prussian educator Wilhelm von Humboldt (1767-1835) and his brother, naturalist Alexander von Humboldt (1769-1859).
 
Additional keywords. Planck constant physics
 
Wider View image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Roger W. Sinnott, August 19, 2014
2. Wider View
Humboldt University’s west wing, with a statue of the school’s founder, Wilhelm von Humboldt, just to its right. The marker is mounted on the near corner of this west wing, facing the street.
Max Planck (1858-1947) image. Click for full size.
3. Max Planck (1858-1947)
Courtesy Wikimedia Commons.
Front View of Humboldt University image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Roger W. Sinnott, August 19, 2014
4. Front View of Humboldt University
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on January 28, 2022. It was originally submitted on May 12, 2015, by Roger W. Sinnott of Chelmsford, Massachusetts. This page has been viewed 812 times since then and 6 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on May 12, 2015, by Roger W. Sinnott of Chelmsford, Massachusetts. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.

Share this page.  
Share on Tumblr
m=83175

CeraNet Cloud Computing sponsors the Historical Marker Database.
This website earns income from purchases you make after using our links to Amazon.com. We appreciate your support.
Paid Advertisements
Mar. 29, 2024