What recognition did Max Planck receive for his work on quantized energy in blackbody radiation?
AThe Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1905
BNo formal recognition during his own lifetime
CThe Nobel Prize in Physics in 1929
DThe Nobel Prize in Physics in 1918
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. The Nobel Prize in Physics in 1918
1. Planck's discovery of energy quantization earned him the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1918.
2. The 1929 Nobel Prize belongs instead to Arthur Compton, for his later discovery of the Compton effect.
3. Planck did receive formal recognition during his lifetime, so the claim of none is incorrect.
_Source: OpenStax Physics (CC BY 4.0), Ch 21 "The Quantum Nature of Light", section 21.1 Planck and Quantum Nature of Light_
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