Max von Laue

@Physicists, Birthday and Life ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Max von Laue or Max Theodor Felix von Laue was a German physicist who was awarded the Nobel Prize for physics in 1914. German Scientists Physicists Libra Celebrities Max von Laue or Max Theodor Felix von Laue was a German physicist who was awarded the Nobel Prize for physics in 1914 for his discovery of the diffraction of X-rays by crystals. The structure of crystals became an important subject of future studies due to this discovery. The studies of crystals led to the study of solid-state physics which contributed immensely to the development of modern day electronics. He suggested that an X-ray passing through a crystal would get diffracted into a number of rays and form a pattern on a photographic plate. The pattern would show the atomic structure of the crystal. He always supported Einstein’s ‘theory of relativity’ and carried out many experiments on quantum theory, disintegration of atoms and on the Compton Effect of light changing its wavelength under various conditions. He also contributed to finding solutions to problems related to superconductivity. Because of his capability of making sound judgments, he was always called upon to provide advice in different areas of German scientific experiments. In spite of the danger of being ostracized he was the only one who supported the theory of relativity when Hitler came to power and protested when Einstein was forced to resign from the Berlin Academy.

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Birthday: October 9, 1879 Died on: April 24, 1960 Nationality: German Famous: Scientists, Physicists Spouses: Magdalene Degen Universities: University of Göttingen Humboldt University of Berlin Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich University of Strasbourg Cause of death: Accident Information Detail Birthday October 9, 1879 Died on April 24, 1960 Nationality German Famous Scientists, Physicists Spouses Magdalene Degen Universities University of Göttingen Humboldt University of Berlin Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich University of Strasbourg Cause of death Accident Birth Place Pfaffendorf, Kingdom of Prussia, German Empire Gender Male Father Julius von Laue Mother Minna Zerrener Sun Sign Libra Born in Pfaffendorf, Kingdom of Prussia, German Empire Famous as Physicist Died at Age 80

Pfaffendorf, Kingdom of Prussia, German Empire

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He married Magdalene Degen in 1910 and they had two children. Unsplash Personal Life

Max von Laue died of fatal injuries from a car accident on April 24, 1960. Unsplash Personal Life

He loved mountaineering, skiing, sailing, motoring and classical music. Unsplash Personal Life

Max von Laue was born on October 9, 1879 at Pfaffendorf, near Koblenz in Germany. His father, Julius von Laue, was an official in the German military administration. His mother was Minna Zerrener. Unsplash Childhood & Early Life

He did his schooling in the cities of Posen, Strasbourg and Berlin. During his studies at the Protestant school in Strasbourg, he was first exposed to science by Professor Goering. Unsplash Childhood & Early Life

He left school in 1898 to carry out military training for one year. After completing his military training, he joined the ‘University of Strasbourg’ where he studied physics, chemistry and mathematics. Unsplash Childhood & Early Life

In 1902 Max von Laue joined the ‘University of Berlin’ to work under Professor Max Planck after spending one semester at the ‘University of Munich’. Lectures given here by O. Lummer on heat radiation and interference spectroscopy influenced him to carry out his own experiments on interference. Unsplash Career

Max von Laue moved to the ‘University of Gottingen’ after obtaining his doctorate from the ‘University of Berlin’ in 1903. Here he worked under Professor W. Abraham and Professor W. Voight for two years. Unsplash Career

He got the opportunity of becoming the assistant of Professor Max Planck at ‘Institute of Theoretical Physics’ in Berlin in1906 where he worked on thermodynamics and optics. Unsplash Career

He became the ‘Privatdozent’ at the ‘University of Munich in 1909 where he taught thermodynamics, optics and the relativity theory. Unsplash Career

He joined the ‘University of Zurich’ as a professor of physics in 1912. During this time, two of his students under his guidance proved his theory of diffraction of X-rays passing through crystals. Unsplash Career

Max von Laue wrote his book titled ‘History of Physics’ during 1944-1945 which had four editions and was translated into seven other languages. Unsplash Major Works

He also wrote eight papers on the application of the theory of relativity between 1907 and 1911. Unsplash Major Works

He published his book on restricted theory in 1911 and a book on general theory in 1921. Unsplash Major Works

Information	Detail
Birthday	October 9, 1879
Died on	April 24, 1960
Nationality	German
Famous	Scientists, Physicists
Spouses	Magdalene Degen
Universities	University of Göttingen Humboldt University of Berlin Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich University of Strasbourg
Cause of death	Accident
Birth Place	Pfaffendorf, Kingdom of Prussia, German Empire
Gender	Male
Father	Julius von Laue
Mother	Minna Zerrener
Sun Sign	Libra
Born in	Pfaffendorf, Kingdom of Prussia, German Empire
Famous as	Physicist
Died at Age	80

Max von Laue

German

Oct 9, 1879

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Pfaffendorf, Kingdom of Prussia, German Empire