The Nobel Prize in Physics 1914 Max von Laue

Laue diagram of a crystal  See: Experimental diffraction

The Laue method in transmission mode

The Laue method in reflection mode

There are two different geometries in the Laue method, depending on the crystal position with regard to the photographic plate: transmission or reflection.

Concerning the Detection of X-ray Interferences

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Max Theodor Felix von Laue (9 October 1879 – 24 April 1960) was a Germanphysicist who won 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, he had a number of administrative positions which advanced and guided German scientific research and development during four decades. A strong objector to National Socialism, he was instrumental in re-establishing and organizing German science after World War II.

Max von Laue
Laue in 1929

Contents   1 Biography 1.1 Early years 1.2 Career 1.2.1 Opposition to Nazism 1.2.2 Hidden Nobel prize 1.2.3 Post-war 1.3 Personal life 2 Organizations 3 Honours and awards 4 See also 5 Publications 6 Selected literature 7 Bibliography 8 References 9 External links

See:

• Quasicrystal: Prof. Dan Shechtman

Also See:

• Physical geodesy: A Condensative Result

• Quasicrystal and Information