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When did Max Planck introduce Planckās constant?
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The German physicist Max Planck introduced Planckās constant in 1900.12
He developed this fundamental constant while formulating his law for blackbody radiation. By assuming that energy is emitted and absorbed in discrete packets called quantaādetermined by the equation āPlanck was able to resolve discrepancies between classical physics and experimental observations regarding the distribution of radiation emitted by heated bodies.1324