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What value did Max Planck calculate for Planckās constant?
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When Max Planck first evaluated Planckās constant in 1900, he calculated a value of erg-second.1
This initial calculation was part of his work on blackbody radiation, which led to the development of quantum theory. In modern scientific units, the constant is defined as exactly joule second.2134