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Max von Laue
German physicist (1879–1960) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Max Theodor Felix von Laue (German: [maks fɔn ˈlaʊ̯ə] ⓘ; 9 October 1879 – 24 April 1960) was a German physicist who received the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1914 for his discovery of the diffraction of X-rays by crystals.[2]
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Born | Max Theodor Felix Laue (1879-10-09)9 October 1879 |
Died | 24 April 1960(1960-04-24) (aged 80) |
Alma mater | University of Strasbourg University of Göttingen University of Munich University of Berlin |
Known for | X-ray diffraction Laue equations |
Children | Theodore Hermann von Laue[1] |
Awards | Nobel Prize for Physics (1914) Matteucci Medal (1914) Max Planck Medal (1932) |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Physics |
Institutions | University of Zürich University of Frankfurt University of Berlin Max Planck Institute |
Doctoral advisor | Max Planck Arnold Sommerfeld |
Doctoral students | Leó Szilárd Friedrich Beck Gert Molière |
Other notable students | Fritz London |
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In addition to his scientific endeavors with contributions in optics, crystallography, quantum theory, superconductivity, and the theory of relativity, Laue had a number of administrative positions which advanced and guided German scientific research and development during four decades. A strong objector to Nazism, he was instrumental in re-establishing and organizing German science after World War II.