“After Elsa’s death, Einstein established a routine that as the years passed varied less and less. Breakfast between 9 and 10 was… — Manjit Kumar Copy Share Image
“Starting at low temperatures, the poker emits predominantly long-wavelength radiation from the infrared part of the spectrum. As the temperature increases, more energy is… — Manjit Kumar Copy Share Image
“As a perfect emitter at any given temperature, a blackbody emits the maximum amount of heat, infrared radiation. The blackbody spectrum would serve as… — Manjit Kumar Copy Share Image
“Max Karl Ernst Ludwig Planck was born in Kiel, then a part of Danish Holstein, on 23 April 1858” — Manjit Kumar Copy Share Image
“Marriage is,’ Einstein said later, ‘the unsuccessful attempt to make something lasting out of an incident.” — Manjit Kumar Copy Share Image
“They, however, never occur in practice, only in the mind of the physicist.” — Manjit Kumar Copy Share Image
“When in 1827 the Scottish botanist Robert Brown peered through a microscope at some pollen grains suspended in water, he saw that they were… — Manjit Kumar Copy Share Image
“James Clerk Maxwell and his theory of electromagnetism. Born in 1831 in Edinburgh, Maxwell, the son of a Scottish landowner, was destined to become… — Manjit Kumar Copy Share Image
“electricity and magnetism into a set of four elegant mathematical equations. On seeing them, Ludwig Boltzmann immediately recognised the magnitude of Maxwell’s achievement and… — Manjit Kumar Copy Share Image
“For him it was no laughing matter, for at stake was the very nature of reality and the soul of physics.” — Manjit Kumar Copy Share Image
“Planck understood that Clausius was not simply stating the obvious, but something of deep significance. Heat, the transfer of energy from A to B… — Manjit Kumar Copy Share Image
“A talented pianist, he toyed with the idea of pursuing a career as a professional musician. Unsure, he sought advice and was bluntly told:… — Manjit Kumar Copy Share Image
“After Elsa’s death, Einstein established a routine that as the years passed varied less and less. Breakfast between 9 and 10 was followed by… — Manjit Kumar Copy Share Image
