Max von Laue, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Max von Laue

German physicist

Date of Birth: 09-Oct-1879

Place of Birth: Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

Date of Death: 24-Apr-1960

Profession: physicist, university teacher, crystallographer

Nationality: Germany

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Max Theodor Felix von Laue (9 October 1879 – 24 April 1960) was a German physicist 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 Nazism, he was instrumental in re-establishing and organizing German science after World War II.