Max von Laue
German Physicist
Died when: 80 years 198 days (966 months)Star Sign: Libra
Max Theodor Felix von Laue (German: [maks f?n 'la???]; 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.
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.
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