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Max Planck

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The Hierarchy Problem

The Planck Mass is the mass of the smallest possible black hole, named after Max Planck, and it happens to be 10 quadrillion times larger than the aforementioned Bosons.

**Progressive Summary of 2. What a Wonderful World**

As much as we would probably like to believe this is a relic of the bygone past of science, it's not. Max Planck who was one of the greatest of his time, and anyone with a slight grasp of the field is very familiar with his contributions, such as the Planck Mass, is on record saying "the holiness of the unintelligible Godhead is conveyed by the holiness of symbols". Eventually, the references to the spiritual were replaced with the most mystical of the mundane properties: beauty.

Evolution of Physicists Picture of Nature

The introduction of the quantum was spearheaded by Planck, who realized the energy of electromagnetic waves was always a multiple of a certain unit, which depended on the frequency of the waves, and Einstein noticed this very same unit in his photoelectric effect.

Introduction-SF

As Max Planck stated, "...in a synthesis of thought where there is an all around logical coherence, any alteration of one part of the structure is bound to upset other parts also...no alteration in a well built synthesis of thought can be effected unless strong pressure is brought [upon it] from the outside. This strong pressure must come from a well-constructed body of theory...".

Introduction to New Edition

Scientific opinion held weight back then, with Max Planck stating that "A new scientific truth does not triumph by convincing its opponents and making them see the light, but rather because its opponents eventually die, and a new generation grows up that is familiar with it."