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In 1889 he was named the successor to Kirchhoff’s position at the Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität in Berlin[9] – presumably thanks to Helmholtz’s intercession – and by 1892 became a full professor. In 1907 Planck was offered Boltzmann’s position in Vienna, but turned it down to stay in Berlin. During 1909, as a University of Berlin professor, he was invited to become the Ernest Kempton Adams Lecturer in Theoretical Physics at Columbia University in New York City. A series of his lectures were translated and co-published by Columbia University professor A. P. Wills.[10] He retired from Berlin on 10 January 1926,[11] and was succeeded by Erwin Schrödinger.[12]”

Impressive environment....

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He retired from Berlin on 10 January 1926,[11] and was succeeded by Erwin Schrödinger... Impressive environment....

Yes and no, Paladin. Some of that guy's friends were real charlatans. My Dad's Dad, for instance, was the family vet to this wonky guy "Schrodinger." Well at some point the guy calls him - my grandfather - in the middle of the night and he - my Pops - rushes over in a big Packard we had at the time, which frankly is irrelevant. Well, he gets there and the cat - it's a cat - is dead. The analysis is done, whatever... The cat is dead. Schrodinger says "take him away." So we do. Now that's disposal, which is expensive. Come time to pay the bill, the guy balks. "MEIN MUSHIE IST NACHT DEAD," and on and on. (I don't speak that language.) But that's the kind of crap you deal with with these people.