Academic Journal Retracts Two 1940s Papers by Nobel Physicist Max Planck

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A scientific journal has retracted two papers originally published in the 1940s by renowned physicist Max Planck, the Nobel Prize-winning father of quantum theory. The retracted articles are no longer accessible, with their links now leading to blank pages and empty PDF files. The move has drawn criticism from academics, with at least one expert calling the decision intellectually unacceptable. The retraction of decades-old historical scientific work raises broader questions about the standards and ethics of removing legacy publications from the scholarly record.

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