The subject of quantum physics appeared far-fetched to physicists of the late 18th and early 19th century. Now, scientists hold a better understanding of atoms and their properties because of this branch of physics. Many scientists helped create the utterly confusing and frightening field, but three in particular made improvements to it that directed modern scientists to where they stand today. People do not grant enough credit to Max Planck, Albert Einstein, and Louis-Victor Broglie, the fathers of modern-day quantum physics, who paved the road with their discoveries for future generations to come.
Max Planck does not receive enough credit because he led a devastating home life. When all of his children died within three years of each other, …show more content…
“...According to Einstein's biographer Don Howard ‘to the scientifically liberate and the public at large, Einstein is synonymous with genius’” (“Chemical Business” 4). He managed a happy life, in contrast to Planck. Einstein married his wife Mileva, and gave birth to a daughter and two sons, though they divorced later; he lived with his cousin Elsa and raised his and her children afterward, with no children coming from their partnership (“Chemical Business” 2). Yet Einstein did not truly become famous until he worked on his scientific journals. When he worked in the Patent Office, Einstein wrote four papers and published them in Annalen der Physik, which the famous equation on the theory of relativity came from (“Chemical Business” 2). These papers captivated physics everywhere, and they won him a Nobel Prize in 1921. Even after winning this award, scientists remained skeptical of his findings. “Some of his work - such as the theory of light quanta - remained controversial for years” (“Chemical Business” 2). Einstein worked countless days and nights for an understanding of our universe through quantum physics, though he truly did not believe its principles. “Einstein was never satisfied by what he perceived to be quantum theory's intrinsically incomplete description of nature…” (“Chemical Business”
Max Planck does not receive enough credit because he led a devastating home life. When all of his children died within three years of each other, …show more content…
“...According to Einstein's biographer Don Howard ‘to the scientifically liberate and the public at large, Einstein is synonymous with genius’” (“Chemical Business” 4). He managed a happy life, in contrast to Planck. Einstein married his wife Mileva, and gave birth to a daughter and two sons, though they divorced later; he lived with his cousin Elsa and raised his and her children afterward, with no children coming from their partnership (“Chemical Business” 2). Yet Einstein did not truly become famous until he worked on his scientific journals. When he worked in the Patent Office, Einstein wrote four papers and published them in Annalen der Physik, which the famous equation on the theory of relativity came from (“Chemical Business” 2). These papers captivated physics everywhere, and they won him a Nobel Prize in 1921. Even after winning this award, scientists remained skeptical of his findings. “Some of his work - such as the theory of light quanta - remained controversial for years” (“Chemical Business” 2). Einstein worked countless days and nights for an understanding of our universe through quantum physics, though he truly did not believe its principles. “Einstein was never satisfied by what he perceived to be quantum theory's intrinsically incomplete description of nature…” (“Chemical Business”