The historical development of quantum theory is a definitive historical study of that scientific work and the human struggles that accompanied it from the beginning drawing upon such materials as the resources of the archives for the history of quantum physics the niels bohr archives and the archives and scientific correspondence of the . The quantum theory of planck einstein bohr and sommerfeld its foundation and the rise of its difficulties 1900 1925 series the historical development of quantum theory part 1 2 subseries the quantum theory of planck einstein bohr and sommerfeld its foundation and the rise of its difficulties 1900 1925 mehra jagdish rechenberg helmut 1982. Buy the quantum theory of planck einstein bohr and sommerfeld its foundation and the rise of its difficulties 1900 1925 the historical development of quantum theory 1 2 on amazoncom free shipping on qualified orders. Volume 1 the quantum theory of planck einstein bohr and sommerfeld its foundation and the rise of its difficulties 1900 1925 parts 1 and 2 and volume 2 the discovery of quantum mechanics 1925 and volume 3 the formulation of matrix mechanics and its modifications 1925 1926 and volume 4 the fundamental equations of quantum mechanics 1925 1926. The quantum theory of planck einstein bohr and sommerfeld its foundation and the rise of its difficulties 1900 1925 jagdish mehra helmut rechenberg quantum theory together with the principles of special and general relativity constitute a scientific revolution that has profoundly influenced the way in which we think about the universe