Eight Lectures on Theoretical Physics, Delivered at Columbia University in 1909

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Experience the lecture series that reshaped modern physics. In these eight lectures delivered at Columbia University in 1909, Max Planck — the Nobel Prize winner who revolutionized our understanding of energy and matter — presents the foundational principles of quantum mechanics and relativity. This is not just a textbook; it is a historical record of the moment classical physics fractured and the quantum era began.\n\nThrough these lectures, Planck builds his case for the quantization of energy, the constant that now bears his name, and the revolutionary ideas that paved the way for Einstein and Bohr. Whether you are a physics student, a history buff, or a curious mind, these lectures offer rare insight into the intellectual struggle that defined 20th-century science. Read the original 1909 lectures and understand the roots of modern technology.