Multiple choice

A German theoretical physicist known as the father of quantum theory is

  1. Maxwell

  2. Max Planck

  3. Herman Helmholtz

  4. Albert Einstein

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Explanation

Max Planck is considered the father of quantum theory for introducing the concept of energy quanta in 1900 to explain blackbody radiation, revolutionizing physics. Maxwell unified electromagnetism, Helmholtz worked on thermodynamics, and Einstein developed relativity theory.