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    Max Planck was advised against pursuing a career in physics in 1875 because the major breakthroughs had already been made. Planck decided to devote himself to physics anyway, specializing in entropy. Nearly twenty years later, Planck discovered he had duplicated the work already done by J. Willard Gibbs. The author connects with Planck's experience of uncertainty about his career path as a college senior applying to schools with an undeclared major, not wanting to waste years pursuing something already accomplished but wanting to challenge himself.

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    Max Planck was advised against pursuing a career in physics in 1875 because the major breakthroughs had already been made. Planck decided to devote himself to physics anyway, specializing in entropy. Nearly twenty years later, Planck discovered he had duplicated the work already done by J. Willard Gibbs. The author connects with Planck's experience of uncertainty about his career path as a college senior applying to schools with an undeclared major, not wanting to waste years pursuing something already accomplished but wanting to challenge himself.

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    TianaTate

    3/17/15
    HonorsCalculus
    QCCQ

    QQuote
    In1875,whenayoungGermaninKielnamedMaxPlanckwasdecidingwhetherto
    devotehislifetomathematicsorphysics,hewasurgedmostheartilynottochoose
    physicsbecausethebreakthroughshadallbeenmadebefore.fromEinsteins
    UniverseinBillBrysons
    AShortHistoryofNearlyEverything
    .

    pg80

    CComment
    FromtheChapter:EinsteinsUniverse,inAShortHistoryofNearlyEverything,Bill
    BrysonthetrialsMarkPlanck,J.WillardGibbs,AlbertMichelson,andEdwardMorley
    wentthroughfindingtheirsuccessfulcareersinmathematicsandphysics.Specificallyin
    thischapter,weindetaillearnedabouttheperseveranceofPlanckbecoming
    successful.AsthequotestatesaboveMarkwasadvisedtonotgofurtherindevoting
    hislifetophysicsinsteadheshouldstickwiththepathofmathematics.Planckdecided
    thathewantedtostillputhisfullcapabilityandpassionintophysics,morespecifically
    entropy.Alittleundertwentyyearslater,Planckproducedhisresultsjusttofindoutthat
    theimportantworkofentropywasalreadydonebysomeoneelse(J.WillardGibbs).

    CConnection
    IreallyconnectwithMarkPlancksinceIamseniorapplyingtocolleges.Forallofthe
    collegesIveappliedtoIhavesetmymajorasanundeclaredmajor.LikePlanckIam
    notexactlysurewhatIwanttodowithmylife.ManypeopletellmeIshouldbea
    teacheroralawyer,andevenoccasionallyIgetadoctor.ThebeginningofMark
    Plancksmathematical/physicscareerismygreatestfear.Idontwanttospendalmost
    twentyyearsofmylifedoingsomethingIamverypassionateaboutjustforittobea
    wasteoftime,butIdowanttoactuallychallengemyselflikeMarlPlanckhadtodoand
    gomorefurtherinwhatIdiscoverorlearn.

    QQuestions
    IdonthaveaquestionfromthereadingspecificallybutIwonderwhatwouldhave
    happenedifGibbswaspopularlyknown?WouldithavemadePlancksstartmore
    easy?

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