Max von Laue
a German physicist; scientific endeavors with contributions in optics, crystallography, quantum theory, superconductivity, and the theory of relativity,

Born
Max Theodor Felix Laue 9 October 1879 Pfaffendorf, Kingdom of Prussia, German Empire
Died
24 April 1960 (aged 80) West Berlin, West Germany
Known for
X-ray diffraction
Fields
Physics
Alma mater
University of Strasbourg University of Göttingen University of Munich University of Berlin
Awards
Nobel Prize for Physics (1914) Matteucci Medal (1914) Max Planck Medal (1932)
Institutions
University of Zürich University of Frankfurt University of Berlin Max Planck Institute
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Germany
Doctoral advisor
Max Planck Arnold Sommerfeld
Doctoral students
Leó Szilárd Friedrich Beck
era
1800+
Other notable students
Fritz London