The research community of Germany is comprised of higher education institutions and non-university research institutes which include internationally renowned research organisations such as the Max Planck Society, the Fraunhofer Society, the Helmholtz Association and the Leibniz Association. The Max Planck Society (German: Max-Planck-Gesellschaft) is a national and international icon of research and is generally considered a leading basic research organisation in Europe. The Max Planck Society was founded in 1948 and named in honour of the world-famous physicist and former president of the Kaiser Wilhelm Society, Max Planck (1858–1947), who developed the Quantum theory and the mathematical construct named Planck’s constant in physics of radiation emitted by a glowing body. Konrad Lorenz (Nobel Prize in Medicine-1973), Georges Köhler (Nobel Prize in Medicine-1984), Christiane Nüsslein-Volhard (Nobel Prize in Medicine-1995), Theodor Hänsch (Nobel Prize in Physics-2005), Gerhard Ertl (Nobel Prize in Chemistry-2007) and Stefan Hell (Nobel Prize in Chemistry-2014) are, to name a few, renowned scientists who have been honoured with this prestigious award. The establishment of International Max Planck Centres and Partner Groups are some further programmes initiated with the aim of broadening the research horizons of Max Planck Society at an international level.

Source: Sunday Times March 17, 2018 20:15 UTC