Laue biography
Laue biography
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Max von Laue
German physicist (1879–1960)
Max Theodor Felix von Laue (German:[ˈmaksfɔnˈlaʊə]ⓘ; 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]
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.
Biography
Early years
Laue was born in Pfaffendorf, now part of Koblenz, Germany, to Julius Laue and Minna Zerrenner.
In 1898, after passing his Abitur in Strassburg, he began his compulsory year of military service, after which in 1899 he started to study mathematics, physics, and chemistry