Max Karl Ernst Ludwig Planck was born in Germany, on April 23, 1853. His parents are Wilhelm and Emma Planck. Planck’s father was very educated and was a professor. Planck had five siblings, he was the youngest. Max’s father worked as an accountant. His mother was very kind and well liked to most people. When Max was nine years old he and his family moved over to Munich because his family was offered to become a professor. Planck was enrolled in Maximillian’s Gymnasium because he was academically gifted. One of his math teachers noticed he was very talented and enthusiastic in mathematics, so he was offered some extra lessons in science and addition to math. Max Planck was a very well-rounded student. He was able to compose classical music, he could control pitch perfectly and could play the cello and piano. He was also talented in singing. At a young age he decided he wanted to achieve a career in science. …show more content…
He decided from a young age that he was going to find ground-breaking results and find more news about things in the world. He chose to study physics. Although he was studying physics, soon into his studies he decided that he was no longer interested in just physics, because he didn’t really like the experiments that much and decided he was going to focus on theoretical physics. He participated in school organizations such as the university choir and composed an opera. In 1877, when Max was twenty years old, he transferred over to Berlin’s Friedrich Wilhelm’s University. He was taught by professors Hermann von Helmholtz and Gustav Kirchhoff. He was fascinated by temperature, heat, energy and work. After being in Berlin, Max went back to Munich and passed an exam that had allowed him to be able to teach high school students. Later in February, he submitted a doctor’s thesis, he was awarded a Ph. D in physics with Summa Cum