Black-Body Theory and the Quantum Discontinuity, 1894–1912

Template:Short description Template:Infobox book Black-Body Theory and the Quantum Discontinuity, 1894–1912 (1978; second edition 1987) is a book by the philosopher Thomas Kuhn, in which the author surveys the development of quantum mechanics. The second edition has a new afterword.<ref name="Bird" />

Summary

Template:Expand section Kuhn surveys the development of quantum mechanics by Max Planck at the end of the 19th century.<ref name="Hacking">Template:Cite book</ref> He argues that Planck misread his own earlier work.<ref name="Bird" />

Reception

Alexander Bird describes Kuhn's book as "masterly", writing that it "differs from traditional history of science less in the kind of explanation offered and more in the vast erudition and scholarly attention to detail displayed."<ref name="Bird">Template:Cite book</ref>

According to philosopher Tim Maudlin, Planck and the Black Body Discontinuity (sic) "is a mixed bag: some good historiography and some poor analysis."<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

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