2001/06/12 by Nelson Studart
Physics and Astronomy · #physics.hist-ph #physics.ed-ph
published as Revista Brasileira de Ensino de Fisica, 22 (4), 523-535 (2000) · Text in Portuguese, 13 pages, 5 figures
arxiv created 2001/06/12 · arxiv updated 2009/12/01
A hundred years ago, the quantum concept provoked a revolution in science and the search of a new conceptual basis for whole physics, as emphasized by Einstein. In this paper, I discuss the essential features of Planck's works in 1900 on the blackbody radiation and the hypothesis of energy quantization.