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Max von Laue

1879 - 1960

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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". 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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Max von Laue is the 74th most popular physicist (down from 42nd in 2019), the 178th most popular biography from Germany (down from 136th in 2019) and the 8th most popular German Physicist.

Max von Laue was a German physicist who was most famous for his discovery of the diffraction of X-rays by crystals in 1912.

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Among PHYSICISTS

Among physicists, Max von Laue ranks 74 out of 851. Before him are Léon Foucault, Norman Foster Ramsey Jr., Philipp Lenard, Lev Landau, Frédéric Joliot-Curie, and Ludwig Boltzmann. After him are Johannes Diderik van der Waals, Edward Teller, James Chadwick, Hermann von Helmholtz, Christian Doppler, and Ernst Mach.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1879, Max von Laue ranks 10. Before him are Owen Willans Richardson, Paul Klee, Kazimir Malevich, Emperor Taishō, Otto Hahn, and Franz von Papen. After him are Margaret Sanger, Emiliano Zapata, Symon Petliura, Alma Mahler, Milutin Milanković, and Hans Luther. Among people deceased in 1960, Max von Laue ranks 3. Before him are Albert Camus, and Boris Pasternak. After him are Clark Gable, Erich Raeder, Albert Kesselring, Amanullah Khan, Wilhelm Pieck, Melanie Klein, John D. Rockefeller Jr., Paula Hitler, and Walther Funk.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Max von Laue ranks 178 out of 7,253. Before him are Olaf Scholz (1958), George II of Great Britain (1683), Caroline of Ansbach (1683), Max Ernst (1891), Gerd von Rundstedt (1875), and Karl Ferdinand Braun (1850). After him are Frederick William I of Prussia (1688), Gotthold Ephraim Lessing (1729), Charles the Fat (839), Otto IV, Holy Roman Emperor (1175), Baron Munchausen (1720), and Conrad III of Germany (1093).

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Among PHYSICISTS In Germany

Among physicists born in Germany, Max von Laue ranks 8. Before him are Wilhelm Röntgen (1845), Max Planck (1858), Werner Heisenberg (1901), Georg Ohm (1789), Heinrich Hertz (1857), and Max Born (1882). After him are Hermann von Helmholtz (1821), Johannes Stark (1874), Gustav Ludwig Hertz (1887), Georg Bednorz (1950), Otto von Guericke (1602), and J. Hans D. Jensen (1907).

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