Many scientists worked on it over the years, however it was James Clerk Maxwell that finally developed the set of partial differential equations that fully and correctly describe their wave behavior.
Albert Einstein was the first to correctly describe the photoelectric effect in terms of particles called photons. This lead in the 1930s to the modern quantum mechanical theory of electromagnetic radiation.
Max Planck
Max Planck proposed the quantum theory of radiation in 1900, which revolutionized our understanding of the behavior of electromagnetic radiation. Planck introduced the concept of energy quantization, where energy is emitted or absorbed in discrete units called quanta. This groundbreaking theory laid the foundation for quantum mechanics.
Max Planck discovered that radiant energy was a proportional to the frequency of the radiation, E=hf and the constant of proportionality is Planck' Constant, h.
Elmer Samuel Imes applied infrared spectroscopy to the quantum theory to investigate the interactions of molecules with electromagnetic radiation and to provide experimental confirmation of quantum theory predictions. By studying the absorption and emission of infrared radiation by molecules, Imes was able to demonstrate the quantization of energy levels in molecules, supporting the principles of quantum mechanics.
Richard Feynman stated once that "if you think you understand quantum mechanics then you don't understand quantum mechanics". However it is possible to learn how to write and solve the equations of quantum mechanics to get answers that can be verified experimentally.
he discovered that by using quantum theory and general relativity he was avle to show that black holes can emit radiation.
Blackbody radiation was discovered by Max Planck in 1900. Planck proposed a theory that described the spectral distribution of energy emitted by a blackbody at different temperatures, leading to the development of quantum mechanics.
Max Planck
The concept of quantum theory of radiation was introduced by Max Planck in 1900. Planck's theory proposed that radiation is emitted and absorbed in discrete packets of energy, known as quanta. This laid the foundation for the development of quantum mechanics.
Max Planck proposed the quantum theory of radiation in 1900, which revolutionized our understanding of the behavior of electromagnetic radiation. Planck introduced the concept of energy quantization, where energy is emitted or absorbed in discrete units called quanta. This groundbreaking theory laid the foundation for quantum mechanics.
Neils Bohr
Max Planck discovered that radiant energy was a proportional to the frequency of the radiation, E=hf and the constant of proportionality is Planck' Constant, h.
Elmer Samuel Imes applied infrared spectroscopy to the quantum theory to investigate the interactions of molecules with electromagnetic radiation and to provide experimental confirmation of quantum theory predictions. By studying the absorption and emission of infrared radiation by molecules, Imes was able to demonstrate the quantization of energy levels in molecules, supporting the principles of quantum mechanics.
Max Planck discovered the concept of energy quanta which led to the development of quantum theory. He proposed that energy is quantized, meaning it can only exist in discrete packets or "quanta". This insight revolutionized the field of physics and laid the foundation for modern quantum mechanics.
Joseph John Thomson, Max Planck
Quantum Mechanics
First of all, its Max Planck, and it was in 1900.