Max Plank Institute for Astronomy (Dan Davies - USW)
The Max Planck Institute for Astronomy (MPIA) in Heidelberg is part on the Max Planck Society. It is one of around 80 institutes that are part of the society. It was formed in 1967 on the basis that Germany would require an organization that has the ability to operate powerful telescopes to remain competitive in the field of astronomical research. Today if forms part of the world-renowned Centre of astronomical research in Heidelberg. The other sections of Centre include the Max Planck Institute of Nuclear Physics and the Centre for Astronomy at the University. Today The MPIA employs a total of around 250 people, including 130 scientists and technicians along with 50 junior and visiting scientists from around the World.
Max-Planck-Institut für AstronomieKönigstuhl
17D-69117 Heidelberg, Germany
Phone: ++49-(0)6221-528-0
Fax: ++49-(0)6221-528-246
E-mail: sekretariat@mpia.de
Guided Tours Available to be Booked Monday to Friday 10:00am – 4:00pm
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"Max Karl Ernst Ludwig Planck - (April 23, 1858 – October 4, 1947) was a German theoretical physicist who originated quantum theory, which won him the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1918"
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