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Planck's Constant: The Number That Rules Technology, Reality, and Life | NOVA | PBS

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Share In 1878—before Einstein was born, before quantum mechanics, before we knew that our galaxy was one among many—a well-known physicist named Phillip von Jolly told young Max Planck, a student aspiring to a career in physics, “In this field, almost everything is already discovered, and all that remains is to fill a few unimportant holes.” Receive emails about upcoming NOVA programs and related content, as well as featured reporting about current events through a science lens. Email Address Zip Code Subscribe Little did von Jolly realize how seriously he had underestimated the depth and quan

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