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Laue (German) [ˈlauə] n (Biographies / Laue, Max Theodor Felix von (1879-1960) M, German, SCIENCE: physicist) Max Theodor Felix von (maks ˈteːodoːr ˈfeːlɪks fɔn). 1879-1960, German physicist. He pioneered the technique of measuring the wavelengths of X-rays by their diffraction by crystals and contributed to the theory of relativity: Nobel prize for physics 1914 How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Ewald's answer was yes, whereupon Max von Laue suggested an experiment that would direct a beam of x-rays at a crystal. Theodore von Laue, World Revolution of Westernization (New York, 1989). And Stalin was no mere poet, Von Laue adds, but a damn fine technocrat too: "The sophisticated design of Soviet totalitarianism has perhaps not been sufficiently appreciated" |
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